The classroom dollar percentage is the amount spent for dassroom purposes divided by the total amount spent for day-to-day operations.

1. Classroom Dollars and Proposition 301 Results
Murphy Elementary
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School District
District SIZe
Students attending 2,332
Number of schools 4
Maricopa County Number of certified teachers 134
Classroom Dollars Comparative Information
Fiscal year 2008 averages per P4Ji1
District
2006
District
2007 2008 ""'"
2008
Student/leacher ratio 18.8 15.6 16,4 17.3
State
Average tea::her salary $41,847 $43 ,647 $43,062 $44 ,967
Average years' expenence 7.6 7.0 6.2 8.1
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$5,213 """"""""
$5,01 2
$4,400 $3,333 Classroom dollar ranking 171 of 230 d istricts.
T... Proposition 301
$10,225
$7,813
District-reported 2008 results
5-year c:orJ1l8Iison
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Teacherpay
• On average , each teacher, librarian, speech
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11.0
pathologist, and cornselor earned between
$5,159 and $5,653 In add illonal salary, wh ich
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includes perfOlfTar)OO pay fOf fiscal year 2007
performance.
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~ • The District ~ ished its goals, which were
the same as the ~ fiscal year's goals and
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Dist rict Statt Nat io nat
were based on school and individual
performance.
D 200. D 200 S . 2006 . 2001 . 2008 • 2 of the District's 4 sctOOs were labeled
"Performing " by ADE for AZ LEARNS
• SctOOs receMld posrtrve ratings on paroot
sallsfactlOfl surveys.
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• Most tea::hefs partICipated In 4 paroot activity
Dislrict State Nali::InaI
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2006
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Classroom dollars 54 ,4 55.7 56,4 51 .8 51.0 57 .3 6LO • Monies were pnmarily used to increase eligible
NoncIassroom dollars: employee compeflsation
Mninistration 16.1 14.2 13.6 14.1 14,4 92 10_
8 • Teachers partiCipated in alief-school AJ MS
Plant opefations 10.8 11 .8 11 .1 11 .5 11 .8 11 .3 9.9 intervention tutoring and SllTlmef school
Food~ 7.1 68 6.9 62 7.0 48 3.8 instruction
Transportation 1.8 17 1.6 19 1.9 44 4.2
Student support 6.1 58 5.7 80 7.9 74 5.2
Insuuction s~ 3.7 39 4.7 65 6.0 54 4.9
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2. Appendix C
Definition of the classroom dollar percentage
The classroom doHar percentage is the amount spent tor dassroom purposes
divided by the lotaJ amount spent tor day-to-day operations. or lotaJ available
operati ng daHars. The calculation excludes monies spent tor debt repayment ; capital
outlay, such as purchasing land, build ings, and equipment; ald programs outside
the scope o f K-12 education. such as adult education and community services. Total
available operating dollars indude classroom and nonclassroom expenses as
sIlaMl below":
Classroom dollars
• Oassroom personneI-Teachers, teachers' aides, substitute teachers, graders,
and guest lecturers
• General instructional st.Wies-Paper. pencils. crayons, etc.
• Inslruc:tional aids-Textbooks, workbooks, software, fi lms, etc .
• Activitie~ield trips. athletics. ald co-curricular activities such as choir and
baod
• Tuition--Paid 10 out-of-state and private institutions