Blue Springs School District R-4
Jackson County, Missouri

Displayed below are the facts and figures for the Blue Springs School District R-4 collected for the year 2012.

This school district oversees the following schools:

District Facts

Fall Enrollment 14,131 pupils
State Missouri
County Jackson County
Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) Kansas City, MO-KS
Combined Statistical Area (CSA) Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS

Total Revenue

All amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars.
Total Elementary-Secondary Revenue $151,242
Total Revenue from Federal Sources $8,891
Compensatory (Title I) $951
Children with disabilities $2,268
Child Nutrition Act $2,287
All other federal aid $3,385
Total Revenue from State Sources $64,801
General formula assistance $42,824
Special education programs $2,005
Transportation programs $1,431
All other state revenue $18,541
Total Revenue from Local Sources $77,550
All taxes $63,615
Property taxes $61,833
Parent government contributions $0
Revenue from cities and counties $2,233
Revenue from other school systems $1,110
Charges $8,926
Other local revenues $1,666

Total Expenditure

All amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars.
Total Elementary-Secondary Expenditure $138,714
Total Current Spending $128,005
Total salaries and wages $85,472
Total employee benefit payments $23,199
Total Current Spending for Instruction $77,473
Salaries and wages for instruction $55,470
Employee benefits for instruction $14,990
Total Current Spending for Support Services $41,798
Pupil support $7,533
Instructional staff support $4,127
General administration $906
School administration $6,714
Other and nonspecified $22,518
Other Current Spending $8,734
Total Capital Outlay Expenditure $2,811
Payments to Other Governments $1,724
Interest on School System Indebtedness $6,174
Long-term debt outstanding at end of the fiscal year $142,352
Long-term debt issued during the fiscal year $0
Long-term debt retired during the fiscal year $6,824

Total Revenue (percent)

Total Elementary-Secondary Revenue 100.0%
Total Revenue from Federal Sources 5.9%
Compensatory (Title I) 0.6%
Total Revenue from State Sources 42.8%
General formula assistance 28.3%
Total Revenue from Local Sources 51.3%
Taxes and parent government contributions 42.1%
Revenue from other local governments 2.2%
Charges 5.9%

Total Spending (per pupil)

Total Elementary-Secondary Spending (per pupil) $8,832
Per-pupil salaries and wages $6,049
Per-pupil employee benefit payments $1,642
Per-pupil Current Spending for Instruction $5,482
Salaries and wages $3,925
Employee benefits $1,061
Per-pupil Current Spending for Support Services $3,925
Pupil support $533
Instructional staff support $292
General administration $64
School administration $475