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Understand School Finance > Per student comparisons
Real Estate Taxes vs. Cost per student (06-07)
This calculation demonstrates that the tax revenue from one average household (assessed at $150,000) does not come close to the average annual cost per student (total budget divided by total enrollment).
| Average
annual real estate tax revenue per household |
$3,545 |
| Average annual cost per pupil (October 2006) |
$12,673 |
| Deficit of |
$9,128 |
| (takes 3.6 average houses to pay for one student) |
Subsidy/Pupil vs. CPI Increases
Using 95/96 as the base year, the "square box" line reflects state funding per pupil if it would have increased by the cost of living each year, the "diamond" line reflects actual state funding per pupil.
Souderton Area School District
Basic Instructional Subsidy History
1995-96 through 2006-07
| School Year |
Basic Instructional Subsidy |
October 1 Student Enrollment |
Subsidy per Student |
| 95/96 |
5,694,295 |
5,824 |
977.73 |
| 96/97 |
5,713,664 |
6,080 |
939.75 |
| 97/98 |
5,792,664 |
6,184 |
936.72 |
| 98/99 |
5,875,807 |
6,267 |
937.58 |
| 99/00 |
5,942,445 |
6,373 |
932.44 |
| 00/01 |
6,009,691 |
6,432 |
934.34 |
| 01/02 |
6,261,707 |
6,464 |
968.70 |
| 02/03 |
6,475,328 |
6,551 |
988.45 |
| 03/04 |
6,724,472 |
6,650 |
1,011.20 |
| 04/05 |
7,009,755 |
6,693 |
1,047.33 |
| 05/06 |
7,181,246 |
6,796 |
1,056.69 |
| 06/07 |
7,484,083 |
6,891 |
1,086.07 |
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School Funding