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Assessed valuation 2011–2012

Assessed valuation is the taxable portion of the market value of real estate and/or personal property, such as cars or boats. SSD encompasses all of St. Louis County and the portion of Jefferson County served by Rockwood School District. SSD’s countywide status allows the district to use the total assessed valuation of the area within its boundaries in determining its tax rate. For 2011–2012, the valuation of the area within the district’s boundaries is $22,372,872,289.

SSD tax rate 2011–2012

By state law, residential property is assessed at 19 percent of its market value. This means that taxes paid to SSD on a home valued at $100,000 would be $192.28 annually based on the 2011–2012 tax rate of $1.012 per $100 assessed valuation. As with assessed valuation, the SSD tax rate applies to property in St. Louis County and the portion of Jefferson County served by Rockwood School District.

(0.19 x $100,000 x 1.012) = $192.28
$100

SSD Staff

	Total Staff	Teacher-level	Para-level	Other
2001–2002	4,337	2,553	1,411	373
2002–2003	4,451	2,611	1,493	347
2003–2004	4,633	2,679	1,579	375
2004–2005	4,892*	2,678	1,582	632*
2005–2006	4,924	2,690	1,600	634
2006–2007	4,980	2,709	1,632	639
2007–2008	5,071	2,761	1,659	651
2008-2009	5,221	2,830	1,726	644
2009-2010	5,205	2,777	1,768	660
2010-2011	5,120	2,720	1,744	656
2011-2012	5,066	2,632	1,759	675
* Includes 260 new positions — bus drivers and monitors.

Financial summary

Following is a summary of revenues, expenditures and balances.

	Actual FY09	Actual FY10	Actual FY11	Actual FY12	Budget FY13
Summary of Revenues, Expenditures, Balances ($ in 000s)
Beginning fund balance	$112,423	$128,396	$126,003	$133,699	$140,732
Revenues	382,651	378,474	391,788	381,244	365,460
Expenditures	366,678	380,867	384,092	374,211	376,388
(Deficit) Surplus	15,973	(2,393)	7,696	7,033	(10,928)
Ending Fund Balance	$128,396	$126,003	$133,699	$140,732	$129,804

A complete copy of the FY12 budget can be viewed in the superintendent's office during business hours or to request a copy, call 314.989.8281.

Per-pupil costs 2011–2012

School districts maintain data that track the average cost of educating each student. This data, referred to as the cost per pupil, is calculated by dividing the district’s total operating expense budget by the total number of students being educated (eligible pupils).

However, SSD serves more than 21,000 students* for whom it does not take attendance, and as such, expenditures per eligible pupil are not relevant. For 2011–2012 budget, SSD calculated its per-pupil expenditures by using current expenditures divided by the total number of students receiving special education services from the district as of Dec. 1, 2011. The budgeted amount for 2011–2012 is $14,739 per pupil.

This amount presents a more accurate picture of the district’s per-pupil expenditure than does the standard state calculation on an eligible pupil basis.

*Ninety-seven percent of these students receive special education services from SSD staff in a school in their local school district. It is the responsibility of the local school district to take attendance on all students who attend school in its buildings, primarily for funding purposes. While SSD has records on each student served by our district, we may not necessarily be the district that records the actual attendance for that student.

For the 2011–2012 school year, the district’s total operating revenue is $381 million, with expenditures of about $374 million.

For additional detail on the charts below, download this PDF.

FY12 revenues by source
(in thousands)

FY12 expenditures (in thousands)

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