The early word from the Legislature after the session ended was that Hawai‘i public schools took a $16.4 million hit in next year’s budget. The Hawai‘i State Board of Education on Tuesday will consider a recommendation by Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi
The early word from the Legislature after the session ended was that Hawai‘i public schools took a $16.4 million hit in next year’s budget.
The Hawai‘i State Board of Education on Tuesday will consider a recommendation by Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi on how to spread those cuts.
But the focus on the $16.4 million could give the Hawai‘i public an incomplete impression about overall spending on K-12 education, which is actually going up.
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FY2011 FY2012 Change Percent Change
Charter Schools $56,597,204 $59,680,071 $3,082,867 5.45%
Employe Benefits $456,323,320 $516,962,335 $60,639,015 13.29%
Debt Service $194,800,000 $223,000,000 $28,200,000 14.48%
Total $707,720,524 $799,642,496 $91,821,972 12.97%
FY 2011 Appropriation: $1,651,921,473
FY 2011 Actual: $1,756,405,353
FY 2012: $1,739,098,253
Change from Actual: ($17,307,100)
Percent Change: -0.99%
FY 2011 FY 2012 Change Percent Change
DOE $1,756,405,353 $1,739,098,253 ($17,307,100) -0.99%
Civil Beat $2,464,425,877 $2,538,740,659 $74,314,782 3.02%
