Success Stories | Smarter Schools Spending

Read more about how school districts from across the US have used Smarter School Spending to better align their resources with student achievement goals and boost learning outcomes.

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Wylie Independent School District

Texas

Schools 21

Annual Budget $140.4 million

Students 13,726

% Low Income 16%

"It’s not just the numbers! With Smarter School Spending, there is more meaning behind the numbers. It helps finance staff understand where resources are most needed so we can get the money to where it will be most purposeful."

Michele Trongaard, Asst Superintendent for Finance & Operations

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Traverse City Area Public Schools

Michigan

Schools 20

Annual Budget $103 million

Students 9,697

% Low Income 39%

“The Smarter School Spending process brought a great deal of credibility to our decisions due to its transparency and use of objective data. Perhaps most importantly, it established a framework for future decision-making”

Paul Soma, Superintendent

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Lake County Schools

Florida

Schools 43

Annual Budget $308 million

Students 41,495

% Low Income 57%

"Money is not increasing. We must invest our dollars in the most efficient and effective way possible, and that requires us to really go back and analyze. It requires us to be incredibly innovative in our approach to how we optimize resources.”

Susan Moxley, Superintendent

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Beaverton School District

Oregon

Schools 53

Annual Budget $630.4 million

Students 39,488

% Low Income 36%

“Our ability to see and understand the big picture from both an academic and budget lens provided administrators a clear connection to the work of our strategic plan and provided resources to our schools and students with the greatest needs. This focus and understanding on equity moved us from words to action throughout our school district.”

Carl Mead, Deputy Superintendent

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