Frisco ISD: Then (EOY 2001) & Now (EOY 2007)

As I was preparing to file for my third term as a Frisco ISD School Trustee, I thought it would be interesting to examine the changes within the district in just six short years. In that time we have 3X the number of students, 2.5X the expenditures, and yet we have increased our cash reserves. At the end of this year, our district will be over half way to our projected maximum.
	2001 AEIS	2007 AEIS
Total Students:	7,234	23,649 (Jan 08: 27,404)
Total Graduates:	181	713
Total Staff:	883	2,895
Professional Staff:	599	2,060
Number of Students per Teacher:	14.3	14
Average Years Experience of Teachers:	8.4	8
Beginning Teachers Salary (regular duties only):	$31,884	$40,634
Average Actual Teachers Salaries (regular duties only):	$36,869	$46,038
Total Expenditures:	$51,284,385	$128,675,213
Fund Balance (End of Year audited):	$3,184,474	$11,446,048
Fund Balance as % of Expenditures:	6%	9%