Glendale ESD Performance Audit Report Highlights

GlendaleElementary SchoolDistrictDDiissttrriicctt hhaadd hhiigghheerr-tthhaann-aavveerraaggee TTrraannssppoorrttaattiioonn pprrooggrraamm eeffffiicciieennttREPORTadministrative costs—The District’s despite higher per-mmile costtss——HIGHLIGHTSPERFORMANCE AUDIT administrative costs per pupil ($770) were Glendale ESD’s transportation cost per13 percent higher than the comparable mile was about 11 percent higher thanSubjectdistricts’ average because it employed the comparable districts’ average costThe Glendale Elementary more assistant principals, administrative primarily because it transported studentsSchool District coverstechnology-related employees, and living closer to school than it normallyapproximately 16 squaremiles within the Glendale administrative assistants. would have. The District transportedcity limits. In FY 2008, the these students because of safetyDistrict served 13,031concerns associated with the students’Administrative Costs Per Pupilstudents in kindergartenwalking across railroad tracks, canals,through 8th grade Fiscal Year 2008attending 17 schools. and major streets to get to school.$900 $854$809 $770 Because its buses drove fewer miles, the$800Our Conclusion$671 $679$700 District’s transportation revenue, which isGlendale ESD’s $580$600 based on miles driven, was about $1.5administrative costs per $481$500pupil were 13 percent million less than transportation costs.$400higher than the average for $300comparable districts. ...