1. You can find the latest operating budget (for 2023-2024) here[0]. It's $1.28bn.
2. The student ratio and cost per teacher assumptions I have were meant to be generous, to illustrate how, even with generous assumptions, it's hard to explain why $24k/student isn't enough.
3. If you do want to look at actual teacher costs for SFUSD, don't forget to sum salaries, benefits and pensions. If you want to look at total compensation for a specific teacher, Google 'transparent california', which has a searchable database for past years.
4. Cost of living changes don't affect everyone equally. Due to rent control, people who signed a rental contract 10-15 years ago (like many SFUSD teachers) aren't paying the same as folks who moved more recently.
1. You can find the latest operating budget (for 2023-2024) here[0]. It's $1.28bn.
2. The student ratio and cost per teacher assumptions I have were meant to be generous, to illustrate how, even with generous assumptions, it's hard to explain why $24k/student isn't enough.
3. If you do want to look at actual teacher costs for SFUSD, don't forget to sum salaries, benefits and pensions. If you want to look at total compensation for a specific teacher, Google 'transparent california', which has a searchable database for past years.
4. Cost of living changes don't affect everyone equally. Due to rent control, people who signed a rental contract 10-15 years ago (like many SFUSD teachers) aren't paying the same as folks who moved more recently.
[0] https://www.sfusd.edu/about-sfusd/sfusd-news/press-releases/...