General Information

Name of School- East New Mexico Elementary School

Number of Students- 400 in grades K-5

Number of Teachers- 35

Number of Special Education Students- 15% of student body

Total Budget for the ENMMS- $4,400,000

State Contribution- 68%

Local Contribution- 17%

Federal Contribution- 15%

Special Education Index- 1.3

Questions: (All questions relate to the ENMES scenario)

Allocation of funds:

What is the total average per pupil expenditure? $ $3,740,000

How much money does the state of New Mexico provide per pupil? 2,992,000

How much money does the federal government provide per pupil? 660,000

What is the average expenditure per Special Education Student? $44,000

How many Special Education students are in the school? 60

How much of the total school budget supports Special Education? %15%, $ 660,000

85% of the total school budget supports human resources (personnel). How much of the ENMES budget is spent in that area? $3,740,000

Once the deduction has been factored in for human resources, how much money remains to operate the school? $660,000

As principal, you set aside 10% of the remaining operational budget to support professional development activities at your school that would include travel, hotels, materials, guest speakers, and stipends. How much money would be set aside to support the professional development efforts at the school? $66,000

Fixed expenses (electricity, gas, water, sewer, etc.) for the year (approximately $12,500 per month) are deducted from your school's budget before you receive your final allocations. How much will be deducted from your budget to provide for that line item? $