Somerton ESD Performance Audit Highlights

Somerton ElementarySchool DistrictREPORTHIGHLIGHTS AdministrationPERFORMANCE AUDITSubjectSomerton has more administrativeThe Somerton positions and higher administrative costsElementary Schoolthan the comparable districts. Somerton'sDistrict is located in theper-pupil administrative costs of $905southwestern corner ofArizona in Yuma County, were 51 percent higher than the averageand includes the city of for comparable districts and 41 percentSomerton and parts of higher than the state average. Desert Sonora Elementary Schoolthe cities of Yuma andSource: Photo taken by Auditor General staff.San Luis. In FY 2006, theAdministrative Cost Per PupilDistrict served 2,678students, the majority Fiscal Year 2006  Somerton ESD had two more administrator(66 percent) of who were$1,000 positions dedicated to acquiring and$905English Languagemanaging grant programs. Somerton$800Learners (ELL), and $731spends about $5 million in federal and$634 $561 $557 $600about one-third of who$600 $519 state grants while the comparable districtswere migrant.$400 average about $1.5 million.Our Conclusion $200  It has positions that most of thecomparable districts don't have, including$0Somerton has very highSomerton Blue Ridge Santa Cruz Lil eton Liberty Mohave Average an assistant superintendent and anadministrative and plant ESD USD Valley ESD ESD Valleyassistant finance director. The District alsoUSDoperation andemployed more clerks, secretaries, andmaintenance ...