That’s a LOTTA money! Especially for a student body that keeps getting smaller.
Don’t worry though. They are very careful with that tax money. Paying $64,000 for an intercom system is a bargain, right? Same goes for the $1,000,000.00 spent on laptops.
Everyone got raises, too. I don’t have a problem with TEACHERS who TEACH (and teach well) getting a little extra pocket change. I DO have a problem with the Kathy Staruskas of the world being paid more, when they should actually just be fired and have their positions eliminated.
I posted this a few weeks ago, but here are the UPDATED numbers!
Back in 2017, the expenditures for the Lampasas Independent School district (LISD) were $30.3 million and enrollment was 3336 (according to The Dispatch)
NOW, we have only 3,200 students enrolled and a budget of $37.7 million.
Cost per pupil has jumped 31% – from $9,000 to $11,780.
The LISD has spent over ONE MILLION DOLLARS on laptops during that period.
Superintendent Chane Rascoe has seen his salary increase from $142,000 to $170,000. An increase of nearly 20%
The governor of Texas is paid $153,750 per year.