[Mpls] School enrollment

[Victoria Heller]

Will someone confirm or correct the following numbers that I have extracted
from various posts:

Current enrollment:  39,000 students
Current budget: $600 million
Current MPS employees:  6,000

If these numbers are close to accurate, MPS will spend approximately $15,385
per student this year and have one employee for every six and one-half
children.

I hope Mr. Brandt or Mr. Mann or any other candidates for the school board
will firm these numbers up and explain how MPS can possibly find itself in a
"budget crisis."

It would also be nice to know if the $600 million budget includes debt
service and pension disbursements.

Vicky Heller
North Oaks and Cedar-Riverside