EPP Analysis
Where Does the Money Go? The 1999-00 NYC Board of Ed. Pie Chart

55% Instruction
(39% General Ed.; 16% Special Ed.)

Funds for elementary and middle schools in community school districts and high schools. Funds for special education instruction and support services. Fringes (health insurance, etc.) of all these employees.

17% Operations
Funds for school buses and public transportation passes, school lunch programs, school security, building repairs, electric and heating costs, and leases. Fringes.

5% Private Schools*
The NYC Board of Education budget includes payments for private school tuition for some special education students, for preschool special education tuition and transportation (almost all private agencies), and for the state's textbook purchasing program for private schools. Also included are funds for the Fashion Institute of Technology.

*Title 1 funds to private schools and funds for school lunch and transportation for private school students are not included in the "Private School" category, but in the "Categorical" and "Operations" allocations.

Where does the money go?
Where does the money go?
This is EPP's analysis of Expense Budget Estimate adopted by the NYC Board of Education on 8/25/99, including state aid appropriations subsequent to the adoption of the FY ‘99 city budget. This budget does not include pension or debt service payments. Fringes are shown as a separate allocation in the BOE budget, similar to the practice of other agencies in the city. EPP has reallocated these fringe costs in order to provide a more understandable analysis of the distribution of resources in the public school system.

 

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