Show School costs climb by 62 0 in Utah's districts Total operating costs of Utah schools Increased from to or 62 in n the five years since 1965 the Utah Taxpayers Association said The costs do not Include funds spent for capital outlay and debt service service service ice the UTA Bulletin noted Per capita costs in South Sanpete district compared compared compared com com- pared with the state average of said the Bulletin Alpine School District had the states state's lowest per pupil costs with Murray is next with Daggett District District District Dis Dis- had the highest cost UTA claims that the teacher- teacher pupil ratio is the most important import import- ant item in determining school operating costs When the ratio drops just one point it costs taxpayers an additional 37 million According to the Association Association Association Asso Asso- in the past 10 years the ratio has dropped 10 from to This cut in the teacher-pupil teacher ratio means that 1170 more teachers are now being used to teach a similar number of pu pu- pu pils The teacher-pupil teacher ratio In South Sanpete was compared COMpared compared com COM- pared to the state average of Daggett had the lowest ratio with and Alpine the highest with 76 Washington had and Cache had The UTA Bulletin further noted that 70 1969 average salaries salaries sal sal- aries of classroom teachers In Utah were or per month for time actually worked South Sanpete average salary was Association analysts said that fringe benefits retirement social security and Insurance cost taxpayers an additional This is equivalent to about for every school employee Adding this to the per month would put monthly average teacher salaries salaries salaries sal sal- sal sal- aries at near By districts average salaries salaries salaries sal sal- aries range from a low of In Duchesne and in Daggett to highs of in Logan followed by in South Summit |