Perkiomen Valley School District Annual Report 2016-17 Annual Report 2016-17 | Page 15

PV’s Instructional Spending the Lowest in Montgomery County
When you hear people talk about
“return on investment” or ROI, the
term is often associated more with
business world than public education.
But in recent years, school districts
have adopted this term and begun
exploring ways to measure ROI.
One way to determine if a district is
providing return on investment is by
looking at what it spends per student
and then comparing that to academic
performance.
As you can see from the top chart at
right, Perkiomen Valley School District
is among the county’s most efficient
school districts. In 2016 (the most
recent year for which financial statis-
tics were available), Perkiomen Valley
School District spent the least in the
county on instructional spending,
yet was among the highest scoring
districts.
2016 Instructional Dollars Spent Per Student, Via Eidex
Looking at Total Expenditures Per Student Over Time
2016 All Dollars Spent Per Student, Via Eidex
The bottom chart on the right shows
how we compare with others in
the county on all expenditures per
student over the last 12 years. Perki-
omen Valley remains well below the
county average for this metric as well.
As noted on page 3, Perkiomen Valley
School District’s School Performance
Profile scores are among the highest
in the county. At the elementary
level, Evergreen is second in the
county, Perkiomen Valley Middle
School West is fourth in the county,
and Perkiomen Valley High School
is eighth in the county. Perkiomen
Valley School District residents are
getting a significant return on the
investment they make when they pay
their school taxes.
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