Cost Per Pupil

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The most recent comparative data for the cost per pupil is on the NHDOE’s website.  I reduced the number of Districts to allow a one page comparison. This data is from the 2007-2008 school year.

                              NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division of Program Support, Bureau of Data Management
101 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH  03301-3852
TEL 603-271-2778   FAX 603-271-3875
COST PER PUPIL BY DISTRICT, 2007-2008
The Cost per Pupil represents, with certain adjustments, current expenditures from all funding sources (local, state and federal)           
associated with the daily operation of schools. Payments to other school districts and private schools have been subtracted.            
Revenues from the sales of lunches have also been excluded.            
           
Cost per Pupil is calculated by subtracting tuition and transportation from K-12 current operating expenditures, and then dividing          
by the average daily membership in attendance (ADM-A).  The report “State Average Cost Per Pupil and Total Expenditures”           
identifies which expenditures have been included or excluded. The per pupil amount of all expenditures – operating, tuition,          
transportation, equipment, construction, interest and non-K-12 expenditures is $13,521.75.           
           
           
     Approved        Total 
 School District   Elementary   Middle     High   (Pre School-12) 
           
State Average $11,506.68 $10,639.57   $10,876.72 $11,135.10
           
Barnstead                           10,959.44                                   –                            –                            10,959.44
Barrington                          10,019.61                    10,745.49                          –                            10,350.44
Claremont                           11,523.29                    12,685.16           13,311.23                          12,373.45
Concord                             11,618.67                      9,800.64             9,794.52                          10,521.43
Dover                               10,203.20                      8,687.49             9,145.82                            9,339.73
East Kingston                       11,586.71                                   –                            –                            11,586.71
Epping                              12,569.16                    12,660.66           13,718.00                          12,966.43
Exeter                              13,004.77                                   –                            –                            13,004.77
Exeter Regional Cooperative                           –                      10,753.54           11,880.10                          11,388.64
Farmington                             8,751.08                                   –               8,707.92                            8,737.33
Franklin                               8,977.00                      8,028.97             8,772.86                            8,607.61
Gov Wentworth Regional           12,379.93                    12,945.99           11,114.93                          12,017.77
Hampton                             13,650.32                    12,416.50                          –                            13,166.95
Hampton Falls                       15,554.43                                   –                            –                            15,554.43
Laconia                             11,690.18                    13,006.89           10,772.35                          11,597.38
Manchester                          10,015.53                      9,250.99             8,253.70                            9,184.63
Milton                              11,925.29                      9,991.17           10,331.59                          10,912.60
New Castle                          16,469.78                                   –                            –                            16,469.78
Newington                           23,293.53                                   –                            –                            23,293.53
Newmarket                           12,614.26                                   –             12,140.14                          12,462.79
North Hampton                       14,308.93                                   –                            –                            14,308.93
Northwood                           11,733.24                                   –                            –                            11,733.24
Nottingham                             9,164.55                                   –                            –                              9,164.55
Oyster River Cooperative           15,223.49                    14,670.48           13,977.85                          14,607.09
Portsmouth                          14,330.59                    14,192.25           13,057.89                          13,776.86
Raymond                             12,177.83                    12,523.78           12,657.29                          12,441.57
Rochester                           11,706.46                      9,075.81             9,399.74                          10,301.82
Rollinsford                         13,122.28                                   –                            –                            13,122.28
Rye                                 14,499.92                                   –                            –                            14,499.92
Salem                                  9,706.18                      7,829.91             8,308.27                            8,671.28
Sanborn Regional           12,793.22                    13,030.26           11,597.34                          12,399.90
Seabrook                            13,987.89                    12,538.88                          –                            13,300.53
Somersworth                         11,307.09                      9,810.81           10,379.48                          10,507.14
Souhegan Cooperative                           –                                     –             14,481.46                          14,481.46
South Hampton                       14,907.82                                   –                            –                            14,907.82
Strafford                           10,933.48                                   –                            –                            10,933.48
Stratham                            13,031.38                                   –                            –                            13,031.38
Wakefield                           10,347.23                                   –                            –                            10,347.23
Winnacunnet Cooperative                          –                                     –             13,114.14                          13,114.14

 

 

 

2 thoughts on “Cost Per Pupil”

  1. This an issue that simply drives me crazy!!!…to some degree, the cost of a k-12 education is relevant, but what’s ultimately most import are the results regardless of what is being spent…here is a good little 5 minute video from the Glenn Beck Show…they are talking about the recent decision by the US Congress to end a very successful voucher program in DC schools…this program was having incredible results and Congress voted to end the funding…you will hear that it cost nearly half as much to educate with this program than it does to send kids to public schools in DC…interesting….http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=4432367&maven_referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/glennbeck/#

  2. A good story about the DC voucher system congress voted to end…how can we really be serious about improving education if we take viable options off the table?…especially when the cost of education can be reduced…it’s stunning to think that because some of the schools are parochial schools, funding a successful voucher program would have to end…think about all the things that go on inside some schools that “violate” values and beliefs that are being taught in so many students own homes…if we are really serious about improving education, then we need to allow competition be an option…

    http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=4432370&maven_referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/glennbeck/#