Tempe UHSD Performance Audit Report Highlights

Tempe Union HighSchool DistrictSSiimmiillaarr aaddmmiinniissttrraattiivvee ccoossttss——The TTrraannssppoorrttaattiioonn pprrooggrraamm iissREPORTDistrict’s administrative costs were similar efficient—Tempe UHSD’sHIGHLIGHTSPERFORMANCE AUDIT to the comparable districts’. However, the transportation program is efficient andDistrict needs to address two operates at a lower cost than theSubjectadministrative issues. comparable districts’.The Tempe Union High The lower costs were due to the District’sSchool District is about 162 Administrative Costs Per Pupilsquare miles and serves Transportation CostsFiscal Year 2008the City of Tempe, theFiscal Year 2008Town of Guadalupe, the $900Gila River Indian $769$800 Per rider Per mile $707 $696 $662 $680Community, the Ahwatukee $700$645 Tempe UHSD $763 $3.57 $627Foothills area of Phoenix, $600 Comparable districts $1,091 $3.73 and parts of Chandler. In FY $5002008, the District served $40012,894 students in grades $300 paying lower salary and benefit costs,9 through 12. $200possibly because most of its bus drivers$100Our Conclusion$0 and assistants are college students whoTolleson Tempe Higley Glendale Kingman Yuma AverageUHSD UHSD USD UHSD USD UHSDTempe Union High School are working part-time and do not receiveDistrict’s administrative benefits. Additionally, the District’s buscosts were similar toFirst, its cash-handling policies and routes were efficient with routescomparable districts’, ...