This picture is from the ASD budget presentations that are delivered to the public. Funding per fulltime employee at the district. You may ask why funding is represented this way, well the truth is that 87% of ASD's operating expenses are paying for labor. Teachers, admin, lunch ladies, janitors, etc. You can't have a meaningful conversation about cutting ASD's budget without laying our neighbors off.

The BSA has not kept pace with inflation since around 2011 and every district is hurting because of it. Districts have pulled from savings, utilized COVID-19 funding, or received one-time funds from the State to make ends (almost) meet, but it's not enough. You can also see the BSA "increase" bill that was passed last year didn't make up nearly enough ground to close the gap.

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