Finance
The funding of Hawaii public schools primarily involves a combination of state and federal revenues.
Per-pupil expenditures
Per-pupil expenditures
What does this mean?
The per-pupil expenditures amount represents the average amount expended per student for the Hawaii State Department of Education ("Department") during the fiscal year.
How was this calculated?
The per-pupil expenditures amount is calculated by dividing total expenditures by the number of SPED PRE-K and K-12 students receiving a free public education per the official enrollment count for the Department.
Total expenditures
What does this mean?
The total expenditures amount represents the amounts spent by or on behalf of Department during the fiscal year.
How was this calculated?
The total expenditures amount is calculated by adding Department expenditures, plus other costs spent on behalf of the Department.
Other costs spent on behalf of the Department include the following:
State of Hawaii Fringe: Employer "fringe" benefit costs paid centrally by the State of Hawaii for all State departments.
Note: For Public Charter Schools, the expenditures used were reported by the Public Charter Schools and the Hawaii State Public Charter School Commission ("Commission"). State of Hawaii fringe was assumed to be included in the amounts reported by the Public Charter Schools and Commission.