2024年至25年,亚利桑那州每间教室仅花费52.1美分的教育经费,这是10多年来最低的。 Arizona spent just 52.1 cents of each education dollar on classrooms in 2024-25, the lowest in over 10 years.

在2024-25学年期间,亚利桑那州在课堂教学上只花费了52.1美分的教育经费,根据审计长办公室的资料,这是十多年来最低的水平。 Arizona spent just 52.1 cents of every education dollar on classroom instruction in the 2024-25 school year, the lowest level in over a decade, according to the Auditor General’s Office. 尽管教育开支总额有所增加,但教学经费却有所下降,学生人均开支比全国平均水平低14 629美元至4 503美元。 Despite rising overall education spending, instructional funding has declined, with per-student spending at $14,629—$4,503 below the national average. 非教学费用,包括交通和公用事业费用,比教学支出增长更快,即使学生入学率自2008年以来下降了92 000人。 Non-instructional costs, including transportation and utilities, rose faster than instructional spending, even as student enrollment dropped by 92,000 since 2008. 一项拟议的投票倡议将要求各区将教学支出增加到每美元60美分,并对不遵守规定的行为进行处罚。 A proposed ballot initiative would require districts to increase instructional spending to 60 cents per dollar, with penalties for noncompliance. 批评者指责低效率和管理不善,而一些人则认为入学率下降和固定成本是主要驱动因素。 Critics blame inefficiencies and mismanagement, while some argue declining enrollment and fixed costs are the main drivers.