Local District's Cost Per Student Was Lowest Of Those Featured

Our tax levy is the highest in the metropolitan area and we spend among the least on our students. But, don't worry. We have a $12 million aquatic center and a state of the art Board Room. This was in the R-7 newsletter that was sent out to those in the district. They are proud of how little they spend on our kids.

The Kansas City Business Journal recently featured a listing of the top 25 metropolitan-area school districts based on enrollments. The information including budget and and employee statistiecs, appeared in an October 2008 issue of the publication.

Lee's Summit R-7 ranked seventh in the metropolitan area in terms of total enrollment among the 25 districts selected for the newspaper edition. The R-7 School District's total enrollment for this school year to 17,137. The six districts in the metro area with higher enrollments are Shawnee Mission, Kan.; Olathe, Kan.; Kansas City, MO; Blue Valley, Kan.; Kansas City, Kan.; and North Kansas City.

The Business Journal also featured a chart listing the top 19 school districts in terms of cost per pupil. On this list, the Lee's Summit R-7 School District was the lowest, spending the least per student of the 19 districts included in the newspaper's ranking. Cost per pupil is one measure of how carefully a school district manages its budget resources.

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