HVRSD Spending
Here is per-pupil spending in HVRSD for 2002-2003, compared to other nearby districts. Hopewell has a low-to-middling "Comparative Cost", but spends a higher proportion of the budget directly on the classroom than the other districts do. Our administrative, operational, and "other" costs are the lowest in this area. So far, so good.
| classroom | support | admin | ops | food svc | extracurr | other | comp. cost | Total Cost | |
| Hopewell |
6571
|
1430
|
985
|
979
|
1
|
260
|
31
|
10257
|
11790
|
| Lawrence |
6251
|
1661
|
1080
|
1081
|
6
|
207
|
87
|
10373
|
11732
|
| Princeton |
6578
|
2151
|
1154
|
1109
|
0
|
268
|
35
|
11295
|
12499
|
| WWP |
6349
|
1629
|
993
|
1189
|
0
|
276
|
38
|
10474
|
11770
|
| Ewing |
6350
|
1279
|
1142
|
1009
|
0
|
251
|
185
|
10216
|
11777
|
Here is a table of the change over time in "Comparative Cost" per pupil for HVRSD, compared to nearby districts. Basically, in 1995 Princeton spent much more per pupil than the other districts; the gap was much narrower by 2002, as other districts caught up. Hopewell and WWP spent less than other districts in 1995 largely by spending less on classroom salaries.
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
% change |
|
| Hopewell |
7265
|
7449
|
7446
|
7794
|
8186
|
8902
|
9162
|
10257
|
37.70
|
| Lawrence |
7869
|
7907
|
8138
|
8345
|
8507
|
8974
|
9096
|
10373
|
31.19
|
| Princeton |
9209
|
9445
|
9545
|
9824
|
9128
|
9769
|
10633
|
11295
|
19.59
|
| WWP |
7466
|
7570
|
8074
|
8404
|
8948
|
9342
|
10091
|
10474
|
38.36
|
| Ewing |
7909
|
8513
|
8450
|
8469
|
8847
|
9205
|
9801
|
10216
|
20.00
|
How HVRSD costs have changed over time: most of the increased spending has been for classroom, support, and extracurricular services, little has been for administration and operations. The district appears to be doing an excellent job of targeting resources directly to the students, though administrative costs have rebounded from their 1998 low.
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | percent change | ||
|
classroom instruction |
salaries |
4121
|
4343
|
4286
|
4585
|
4860
|
5354
|
5488
|
6076
|
47.44
|
| general & books |
152
|
173
|
183
|
204
|
228
|
203
|
235
|
265
|
74.34
|
|
| purchased services & other |
57
|
84
|
78
|
143
|
187
|
180
|
187
|
230
|
303.51
|
|
| classroom total |
4330
|
4599
|
4547
|
4932
|
5275
|
5737
|
5911
|
6571
|
51.76
|
|
| support services | salaries |
818
|
773
|
832
|
878
|
946
|
1044
|
1094
|
1270
|
55.26
|
| other |
134
|
136
|
131
|
113
|
105
|
91
|
136
|
160
|
19.40
|
|
| support svcs total |
952
|
909
|
963
|
991
|
1051
|
1135
|
1230
|
1430
|
50.21
|
|
| admin | salaries |
725
|
701
|
671
|
619
|
676
|
720
|
718
|
795
|
9.66
|
| other |
221
|
181
|
179
|
179
|
171
|
222
|
164
|
190
|
-14.03
|
|
| admin total |
946
|
882
|
850
|
787
|
847
|
942
|
882
|
985
|
4.12
|
|
| operations | salaries |
447
|
470
|
505
|
498
|
464
|
460
|
496
|
524
|
17.23
|
| other |
375
|
423
|
397
|
404
|
349
|
415
|
409
|
455
|
21.33
|
|
| ops total |
822
|
893
|
902
|
902
|
813
|
875
|
905
|
979
|
19.10
|
|
| food services |
5
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
-80.00
|
|
| extracurriculars |
163
|
153
|
175
|
172
|
188
|
198
|
213
|
260
|
59.51
|
|
| other |
47
|
9
|
9
|
10
|
10
|
14
|
20
|
31
|
-34.04
|
|
| comparative cost |
7265
|
7449
|
7446
|
7794
|
8186
|
8902
|
9162
|
10257
|
41.18
|
|