Case Study: Why do the American Charter Schools Foundation schools managed by the Leona Group LLC spend so little on classroom instruction? In the recently released 2016 Annual Financial report for 2015-16 all ten American Charter Schools Foundation (ACSF) schools, managed by the Leona Group LLC, spent more per pupil on their facilities than in the classroom and nine out of ten ACSF schools spent more per pupil on total administrative costs than in the classroom. See Table 1. Table 1 - American Charter Schools Foundation schools expenditures per pupil on instruction, administration, and facilities. Red indicates spending greater than per pupil instruction expenditures Total Total Instruction Administration Total Plant American Charter Schools Foundation School 2016/Pupil 2016 /Pupil 2016/Pupil Alta Vista High School $1,318 $2,039 $1,936 Apache Trail High School $1,843 $2,583 $2,201 $1,682 $1,885 $2,593 Crestview College Preparatory Desert Hills High School $1,262 $2,337 $4,264 $1,524 $2,297 $3,299 Estrella High School Peoria Accelerated High School $1,629 $1,899 $1,897 South Pointe High School $1,076 $1,963 $2,714 South Ridge High School $1,618 $1,602 $1,986 Sun Valley High School $1,776 $2,164 $2,148 $1,498 $2,062 $2,689 West Phoenix High School The Leona Group also manages the 15 charter schools operated by the Kaizen Education Foundation. In 2016 seven of the Kaizen schools spent more on administration than in the classroom but only three of the fifteen schools had higher costs for facilities than the classroom. See Table 2. Table 2 - Kaizen Education Foundation schools spending per pupil on instruction, administration, and facilities. Red indicates spending greater than per pupil instruction expenditures Total Total Total Plant Instruction Administration 2016/Pupil
Case Study: Why do the American Charter Schools Foundation schools managed by the Leona Group LLC spend so little on classroom instruction? In the recently released 2016 Annual Financial report for 2015-16 all ten American Charter Schools Foundation (ACSF) schools, managed by the Leona Group LLC, spent more per pupil on their facilities than in the classroom and nine out of ten ACSF schools spent more per pupil on total administrative costs than in the classroom. See Table 1. Table 1 - American Charter Schools Foundation schools expenditures per pupil on instruction, administration, and facilities. Red indicates spending greater than per pupil instruction expenditures American Charter Schools Foundation School Total Instruction 2016/Pupil Total Administration 2016 /Pupil Total Plant 2016/Pupil Alta Vista High School $1,318 $2,039 $1,936 Apache Trail High School $1,843 $2,583 $2,201 Crestview College Preparatory $1,682 $1,885 $2,593 Desert Hills High School $1,262 $2,337 $4,264 Estrella High School $1,524 $2,297 $3,299 Peoria Accelerated High School $1,629 $1,899 $1,897 South Pointe High School $1,076 $1,963 $2,714 South Ridge High School $1,618 $1,602 $1,986 Sun Valley High School $1,776 $2,164 $2,148 West Phoenix High School $1,498 $2,062 $2,689 The Leona Group also manages the 15 charter schools operated by the Kaizen Education Foundation. In 2016 seven of the Kaizen schools spent more on administration than in the classroom but only three of the fifteen schools had higher costs for facilities than the classroom. See Table 2. Table 2 - Kaizen Education Foundation schools spending per pupil on instruction, administration, and facilities. Red indicates spending greater than per pupil instruction expenditures Total Instruction Total Administration Total Plant 2016/Pupil
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