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compensatory adjustments in its administrative staffing, an action that is
worthy of commendation.
Ladysmith-Hawkins School District is administered by four administrators:
District Administrator/elementary principal; middle school principal; high
school principal; and business manager/special education director. Over
the ten inclusive years from 1996-97 through 2006-07, the school district
reduced its administrative staffing from 4.5 (1996-97) to 4.3 (2006-07)
administrators. Over that span of time, Ladysmith-Hawkins School
District’s administrative cost per student increased from $738/student in
1996-97 to $1,038/student in 2006-07, an increase of +$300/student or
+40.7%. In 1996-97, the school district’s cost of administration exceeded
that of the average of all State of Wisconsin school districts by
+$79/student or +12.0%, while in 2006-07, the school district’s
administrative costs exceeded those of the average of all State of
Wisconsin school districts by +$216/student or +26.3%.
The Project Consultants concluded that Ladysmith-Hawkins School
District’s administrative costs have become increasingly cost/ineffective
over the nine year span of time from 1996-97 (base year) through 2006-07.
That trend will continue to escalate as the organization’s student enrollment
either remains stable or declines.
Weyerhaeuser Area School District is administered by two administrators:
District Administrator and elementary/secondary principal. Over the ten
inclusive years from 1996-97 through 2006-07, the school district has
retained two administrative positions. Over that span of time,
Weyerhaeuser School District’s administrative cost per student increased
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