WSD Financial Facts-Part 3
August 21, 2023
PART 1: INTRODUCTION
PART 2: REVENUES
PART 3: EXPENDITURES
Total Expenses
Teacher Staffing Details - Elementary and Secondary
Substitute Teacher Costs
School Administration Costs
Transportation
Information Technology
Facility Services
Infrastructure
PART 4: FINANCIAL POSITION (BALANCE SHEET)
Part 3 - Expenditures
Total Expenses
Winnipeg School Division expenses are largely comprised of labour related costs (salary and benefits) for all staff. In any given fiscal year, this typically represents about 85% of total expenditures. The central administration costs are 2.7% of WSD’s total operating expenses.
Total Expenses | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | Annualized |
EXPENSES BY CATEGORY |
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INSTRUCTION |
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Classroom Teachers | 184,725,196 | 186,659,247 | 195,560,007 | 204,056,885 | 201,002,569 | - |
Substitute Teachers | 6,255,399 | 6,336,308 | 4,046,087 | 3,919,127 | 6,109,968 | - |
Clinicians | 10,144,225 | 10,047,288 | 10,496,823 | 10,734,240 | 11,497,372 | - |
Educational Assistants | 39,319,414 | 37,901,514 | 38,327,094 | 43,399,454 | 37,966,089 | - |
Technical and Specialized | 2,991,640 | 3,073,004 | 2,911,315 | 3,068,743 | 2,432,586 | - |
Principals and Vice Principals | 14,823,306 | 15,313,160 | 15,837,422 | 15,698,564 | 16,064,477 | - |
School Office | 8,389,617 | 8,241,130 | 8,737,583 | 8,700,487 | 7,142,062 | - |
Computer Technicians | 2,123,191 | 2,049,044 | 2,231,662 | 2,060,096 | 1,731,839 | - |
Benefits on salaries | 19,148,345 | 19,451,256 | 20,217,044 | 21,102,033 | 20,992,790 | - |
Services | 6,094,587 | 8,763,565 | 5,588,328 | 5,355,180 | 4,768,991 | - |
Supplies, materials and equipment | 10,479,370 | 10,689,321 | 11,495,799 | 18,064,184 | 15,288,700 | - |
Transfer fees other School Divisions | 2,230,845 | 2,159,266 | 2,173,924 | 2,020,331 | 1,841,292 | - |
Instruction Subtotal | 306,725,135 | 310,684,103 | 317,623,090 | 338,179,324 | 326,838,735 | 1.60% |
Instructional and | 9,620,674 | 8,930,713 | 9,948,932 | 9,390,877 | 8,979,397 | -1.71% |
COMMUNITY EDUCATION |
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Adult English as an Additional Language | 4,129,618 | 4,262,815 | 3,867,716 | 3,519,392 | 3,168,102 | - |
Pre-Kindergarten education | 5,557,732 | 5,088,876 | 5,354,742 | 4,905,520 | 4,086,703 | - |
Community Services and Recreation | 165,728 | 170,240 | 154,760 | 94,718 | 105,579 | - |
Adult Learning Centres | 798,009 | 807,930 | 856,420 | 813,909 | 787,024 | - |
Community Education Subtotal | 10,651,087 | 10,329,861 | 10,233,639 | 9,333,539 | 8,147,408 | -6.48% |
ADMINISTRATION |
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Trustees | 197,809 | 211,659 | 181,929 | 176,362 | 168,500 | - |
Executive, Managerial | 2,320,171 | 2,215,837 | 2,873,289 | 2,201,511 | 2,249,243 | - |
Technical | 2,282,648 | 2,150,608 | 2,294,740 | 2,319,469 | 2,146,298 | - |
Clerical | 3,032,269 | 3,096,116 | 3,289,133 | 2,909,094 | 2,381,405 | - |
Information Technology | 207,393 | 133,976 | 149,630 | 137,216 | 145,681 | - |
Benefits | 1,539,299 | 1,498,576 | 1,362,574 | 1,521,135 | 1,294,927 | - |
Services | 719,930 | 986,285 | 1,024,125 | 1,849,753 | 1,563,069 | - |
Supplies, materials and equipment | 829,330 | 787,545 | 894,325 | 652,516 | 440,074 | - |
Administration Subtotal | 11,128,849 | 11,080,601 | 12,069,744 | 11,432,709 | 10,389,197 | -1.70% |
Transportation | 7,022,842 | 7,199,436 | 6,693,372 | 6,402,729 | 7,679,750 | 2.26% |
Total Expenses | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | Annualized |
Building Operation/Maintenance | 46,893,057 | 48,306,211 | 51,809,718 | 51,812,703 | 54,501,376 | 3.83% |
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School Generated Funds | 3,465,736 | 3,395,286 | 2,554,349 | 1,902,143 | 2,855,060 | - |
Fiscal | 7,542,885 | 7,699,815 | 6,171,796 | 7,935,492 | 7,671,993 | - |
Debenture Debt Interest | 5,250,137 | 5,367,188 | 5,700,814 | 6,231,711 | 6,243,957 | - |
Amortization | 10,774,047 | 11,258,180 | 11,720,325 | 12,499,734 | 13,376,732 | - |
Other Capital | 478,708 | 8,099 | 0 | 201,246 | 62,547 | - |
Other Special Purpose | 226,003 | 193,694 | 236,612 | 249,100 | 171,693 | - |
Other Subtotal | 27,737,516 | 27,922,262 | 26,383,896 | 29,019,426 | 30,381,982 | 2.30% |
Total Expenses | 419,779,160 | 424,453,187 | 434,762,394 | 455,571,302 | 446,917,845 | 1.58% |
Net Revenue Over Expenses | 5,072,931 | 7,955,412 | 663,040 | -1,066,907 | 27,240,707 |
Teacher Staffing Details - Elementary and Secondary
The first table below outlines WSD’s allocation of teachers to support students in our schools.
The second table provides analysis of the years of experience of our teaching staff.
Elementary & Secondary Teachers | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | Annualized |
Regular Classroom | 1,880.14 | 1,924.73 | 1,923.43 | 1,927.96 | 1,946.24 | 0.9% |
Provincial Class Size Initiative | 51.00 | 12.00 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | -100.0% |
Support | 118.60 | 115.91 | 120.21 | 136.88 | 123.07 | 0.9% |
Support - Division Wide | 13.00 | 13.00 | 13.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | -21.2% |
Librarians | 5.75 | 5.30 | 4.83 | 5.31 | 2.50 | -18.8% |
Counsellors | 54.42 | 51.47 | 57.73 | 57.30 | 56.14 | 0.8% |
Nursery | 48.50 | 49.50 | 48.75 | 47.50 | 42.00 | -3.5% |
ALC Teachers | - | - | 7.08 | 7.08 | 7.08 | 100% |
Total Teachers | 2,171.41 | 2,171.91 | 2,187.03 | 2,187.03 | 2,182.03 | 0.1% |
Enrolment (Total) | 33,231.0 | 33,093.0 | 32,743.0 | 29,595.0 | 29,511.0 | -2.9% |
Enrolment (FTE) | 30,245.5 | 30,161.5 | 29,915.0 | 27,527.5 | 27,324.5 | -2.5% |
Teachers/Years of Teaching Experience | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
Less than 1 Year | 1.88% | 1.21% | 2.96% | 2.80% | 1.98% |
1 | 2.02% | 2.25% | 3.39% | 2.49% | 1.86% |
2 | 3.00% | 2.66% | 4.55% | 3.46% | 2.31% |
3 | 3.16% | 3.20% | 3.73% | 4.66% | 3.26% |
4 | 4.10% | 3.50% | 3.73% | 4.02% | 4.42% |
5 | 4.26% | 4.24% | 3.76% | 3.93% | 3.47% |
6 | 3.37% | 4.41% | 4.08% | 3.98% | 3.76% |
7 | 3.88% | 3.87% | 4.49% | 4.16% | 4.21% |
8 | 4.02% | 4.16% | 3.49% | 4.42% | 4.29% |
9 | 70.31% | 70.50% | 65.82% | 66.08% | 70.44% |
Total | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Substitute Teacher Costs
Total substitute teacher costs (excluding costs associated with professional development and the federally funded Adult EAL program) have decreased by 1.0% since 2017/18. NOTE: The equivalent of 10.0 FTE teaching positions was reduced from the 2021/22 budget with the formation of a pool of permanent sub teachers approved by the WSD Board of Trustees to provide substitute services to French immersion schools.
Substitute Teacher Costs | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | Annualized |
110 Administration | 137,767 | 142,620 | 70,482 | 73,059 | 106,875 | -6.2% |
120 English Language-Single Track | 4,360,682 | 4,359,682 | 2,721,959 | 2,511,271 | 4,045,844 | -1.9% |
170 French Immersion-Single Track | 145,079 | 147,000 | 96,511 | 131,713 | 183,863 | 6.1% |
180 Dual Track Schools | 823,350 | 959,297 | 677,753 | 772,599 | 1,142,623 | 8.5% |
190 Senior Years Technology | 196,569 | 123,761 | 73,279 | 62,798 | 95,670 | -16.5% |
240 Special Placement | 335,811 | 300,941 | 247,671 | 214,324 | 300,939 | -2.7% |
250 Stud W/Spec Needs in Rg Class | 76,460 | 87,518 | 50,470 | 37,794 | 78,226 | 0.6% |
260 Resource Services | 160,279 | 180,984 | 90,691 | 92,711 | 131,462 | -4.8% |
270 Counselling and Guidance | 19,403 | 34,503 | 17,271 | 22,855 | 24,466 | 6.0% |
320 Instruction | 14,905 | 3,298 | 7,859 | 2,086 | 9,734 | -10.1% |
440 Pre-Kindergarten Education | 117,933 | 120,408 | 83,089 | 86,166 | 100,864 | -3.8% |
610 Curriculum Consult & Develop | 54,964 | 52,977 | 12,901 | - | 3,400 | -50.1% |
620 Library/Media Centre | 24,432 | 9,907 | 5,064 | 1,452 | 2,525 | -43.4% |
680 Other | 27,176 | 27,839 | 7,505 | 3,770 | 9,659 | -22.8% |
Total Costs | 6,494,810 | 6,550,735 | 4,162,505 | 4,012,603 | 6,236,150 | -1.0% |
Provincial Funding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Gap +/(-) | 6,494,810 | 6,550,734 | 4,162,505 | 4,012,603 | 6,236,150 | -1.0% |
% Gap | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - |
Total Elementary & Secondary Teachers | 2,171.41 | 2,171.91 | 2,187.03 | 2,187.03 | 2,182.03 | 0.1% |
Substitute Costs per Teacher | 2,991.00 | 3,016.12 | 1,903.27 | 1,834.73 | 2,857.96 | -1.1% |
School Administration Costs
All principal-ships shall be full-time supervising Principals except when the population of the school is 110 (+/-10) at which point the Principal shall have a minimum of half-time for school administration with the remaining time to be assigned by WSD.
The number of Vice Principals at each school is dependent upon the population of the school. A teaching Vice Principal (with 50% classroom duties) is appointed when the student enrolment reaches 350 and increases up to a maximum of 2.5 FTE Vice Principals for schools with enrolment exceeding 1,475. There are no grants received from the Public School Finance Branch to offset School Administration Costs.
School Office Staff | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | Annualized |
Principal and Vice Principal |
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Full Time Equivalent Staff | 118.5 | 118.5 | 119.5 | 119.5 | 119.5 | 0.20% |
Salary | 14,205,558 | 14,754,312 | 15,294,075 | 15,165,834 | 15,287,334 | |
Benefits (estimated) | 568,222 | 590,172 | 611,763 | 608,901 | 611,493 | |
Total Cost Salary & Benefits | 14,773,780 | 15,344,484 | 15,905,838 | 15,774,735 | 15,898,827 | 1.9% |
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Full Time Equivalent | 171.84 | 172.19 | 169.72 | 170.41 | 149.38 | -3.40% |
Salary | 7,513,653 | 7,284,585 | 7,774,265 | 7,761,167 | 6,644,456 | |
Benefits (estimated) | 1,405,053 | 1,362,217 | 1,453,788 | 1,451,338 | 1,242,513 | |
Total Cost Salary & Benefits | 8,918,706 | 8,863,845 | 9,228,053 | 9,212,505 | 7,886,969 | -3.0% |
Administration, Operational and Governance
The costs represent WSD administrative and operational functions. This includes costs associated with areas like Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Board Services and Instructional Management Services.
Administration By Expense | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | Annualized |
SALARIES AND BENEFITS |
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Trustees | 197,809 | 211,659 | 181,929 | 176,362 | 168,500 | - |
Executive, Managerial | 2,320,171 | 2,215,837 | 2,873,289 | 2,201,511 | 2,249,243 | - |
Technical, Clerical | 5,314,916 | 5,246,724 | 5,583,873 | 5,454,427 | 4,527,703 | - |
Information Technology | 207,393 | 133,976 | 149,630 | 137,216 | 145,681 | - |
Total Salaries | 8,040,289 | 7,808,196 | 8,788,720 | 7,969,516 | 7,091,127 | -3.09% |
Benefits | 1,539,299 | 1,498,576 | 1,362,574 | 1,560,268 | 1,294,927 | -4.23% |
OPERATIONAL EXPENSES |
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Trustee Offices | 167,332 | 534,959 | 369,583 | 112,121 | 127,298 | - |
Instructional Management | 264,328 | 221,094 | 261,201 | 117,180 | 158,768 | - |
Business Services | 447,790 | 565,710 | 797,804 | 1,154,324 | 1,211,883 | - |
Management Information Services | 669,812 | 452,065 | 473,300 | 519,298 | 505,194 | - |
Total Operational Expenses | 1,549,262 | 1,773,828 | 1,901,888 | 1,902,923 | 2,003,143 | 6.63% |
Total Expenditures | 11,128,850 | 11,080,601 | 12,053,182 | 11,432,707 | 10,389,197 | -1.70% |
Total Divisional Expenditures (TDE) | 419,779,160 | 424,453,187 | 434,762,394 | 455,571,302 | 446,917,845 | - |
% of TDE | 2.65% | 2.57% | 2.77% | 2.51% | 2.32% | - |
Rank in Manitoba* (1=lowest) | 2 | T2 | T3 | - | ||
Total Enrolment | 33,231 | 33,093 | 32,743 | 29,595 | 29,511 | -2.92% |
Administrative Cost per Pupil | $335 | $ 335 | $ 368 | $ 386 | $ 352 | 1.25% |
* out of all Manitoba School Divisions excluding DSFM and Frontier per FRAME Report
(CALCULATION OF EXPENDITURE BASE AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE)
** out of all Manitoba School Divisions excluding Whiteshell and MITT per FRAME Report
(CALCULATION OF EXPENDITURE BASE AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE ÷ TOTAL K-12 FTE ENROLMENT)
Administration By Function | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
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Trustees | 744,935 | 1,151,864 | 943,572 | 665,056 | 656,970 |
Superintendent’s Office | 3,335,544 | 3,352,906 | 3,969,528 | 2,791,723 | 2,787,626 |
IM&A Cost per Pupil s | $100 | $101 | $121 | $94 | $94 |
Finance (Secretary-Treasurer) | 3,463,670 | 3,526,559 | 4,070,157 | 4,358,695 | 3,843,666 |
% TDE t | 0.83% | 0.83% | 0.94% | 0.96% | 0.86% |
Human Resources (HR) r | 1,867,308 | 1,761,084 | 1,776,612 | 2,188,072 | 1,883,990 |
# of HR Personnel | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Ratio of 1.0 HR Personnel Per Employee | 209 | 209 | 208 | 210 | 208 |
Information Systems i | 1,371,929 | 1,024,054 | 1,021,377 | 1,106,352 | 895,081 |
% TDE | 0.33% | 0.24% | 0.23% | 0.24% | 0.20% |
Research | 345,464 | 264,135 | 288,499 | 322,809 | 321,864 |
Total Expenditures | 11,128,850 | 11,080,602 | 12,069,744 | 11,432,707 | 10,389,197 |
Total Number of Divisional Employees | 4,587.00 | 4,570.79 | 4,614.64 | 4,622.86 | 4,576.26 |
Total Divisional Expenditures (TDE) | 419,779,160 | 424,453,187 | 434,762,394 | 455,571,302 | 446,917,845 |
s – Instructional Management and Administration (Function 520 FRAME)
t – According to Robert Half’s “Benchmarking the Finance Function 2015” – pg. 11, the median size of the Finance function in an organization with revenues $100m-$400m (US) is 1.00% (bottom quartile 0.55%, top quartile 2.10%); at 0.96%, WSD Finance is below the median.
r – The consensus benchmark (per HumanCapitalAdvisor.com) for HR departments is the ratio of HR personnel to total organizational personnel and ranges from 1.0 HR FTE per 100 – 200 employees, with 150 being optimal and 200 being typical for organizations of 2,500-7,500 employees; currently HR has 1.0 FTE for every 210 employees.
i – According to the “IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2016” by Computer Economics, typical IT spending for all industries for the
last 5 years ranges from 2.2% to 2.5% of revenue; WSD at 0.24% is well below this.
School Budget Expenditures (Services, Supplies & Equipment)
WSD provides a budget allocation to schools on a per pupil allocation for student services, supplies, materials and equipment. Additional budgets are provided for vocational programs, special education programs and staff professional development.
School-based decision making allows Principals to distribute these funds to continue improving student success and aligning resources with student needs. Input from school staff, parents and WSD Directors is welcomed.
2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | Annualized | |
Elementary Schools | 6,154,542 | 5,702,413 | 5,003,565 | 4,948,373 | 4,740,967 | - |
Secondary Schools | 5,805,291 | 5,711,773 | 5,104,644 | 5,464,661 | 5,385,709 | - |
Total School Budget Expenditures | 11,959,833 | 11,414,186 | 10,108,209 | 10,413,034 | 10,126,676 | -4.07% |
Average Per Pupil Allocation | 360 | 345 | 308 | 352 | 343 | - |
Provincial Funding - Curricular Grant | 1,786,439 | 1,745,827 | 1,648,668 | 1,756,326 | 1,738,422 | - |
Average Per Pupil Allocation | 53 | 54 | 50 | 59 | 59 | - |
Gap +/(-) | -10,173,394 | -9,668,359 | -8,459,541 | -8,656,708 | -8,388,254 | - |
% Gap | -85% | -85% | -84% | -83% | -83% | - |
Many of the Provincial grants provided to WSD are used to offset salary and benefit costs. The Curricular Grant shown above is the only Public Schools Finance grant provided solely for school supplies and materials.
2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | Annualized | |
Elementary (N-8) | 22,367 | 22,319 | 22,138 | 19,703 | 19,844 | - |
Secondary (9-12) | 10,864 | 10,774 | 10,605 | 9,892 | 9,667 | - |
Total Average Daily Enrolment | 33,291 | 33,093 | 32,743 | 29,595 | 29,511 | -2.97% |
Transportation
WSD Transportation services where necessary and subject to division regulations, The Public Schools Act and Regulations, and The Highway Traffic Act. More than 2,500 students are transported to and from school within Winnipeg School Division on a daily basis during the school year. Students eligible for busing in WSD include those who have physical, mental, and/or emotional disabilities or those who are in a language or alternative program from Kindergarten to Grade 6, and Nursery students attending one of WSD’s four French immersion milieu schools. (subject to distance requirements).
Transportation | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | Annualized |
Number of students Transported | 1,984 | 1,938 | 2,045 | 1,608 | 1,654 | - |
WSD N-12 Students | 33,231 | 33,093 | 32,743 | 29,595 | 29,511 | - |
Percentage of Students Transported | 6.0% | 5.9% | 6.2% | 5.4% | 5.6% | - |
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Contract Services Cost | 842,977 | 1,046,738 | 883,977 | 1,879,788 | 965,518 | - |
Board Fleet Cost | 5,307,637 | 5,314,383 | 5,042,079 | 3,703,666 | 5,977,669 | - |
Public Transit Cost | 277,223 | 268,669 | 186,499 | 139,430 | 172,528 | - |
Administrative Cost | 595,005 | 569,646 | 580,816 | 679,847 | 564,037 | - |
Total Transportation Expenses | 7,022,842 | 7,199,436 | 6,693,372 | 6,402,731 | 7,679,752 | 2.26% |
Transportation Grant - Categorical Grant | 1,335,688 | 1,388,893 | 1,415,674 | 1,413,870 | 1,412,030 | 1.40% |
Information Technology
WSD Research, Planning and Technology Services department provides information technology support and services to all students and staff in the division related to the development of new and monitoring of existing policies, research, planning, evaluations, library media, administrative procedures and the application of technology in the division to support the administrative function.
Information Technology | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | Annualized |
Total Salary costs | 2,664,015 | 2,485,921 | 2,621,978 | 2,590,427 | 2,070,777 | - |
Managerial | 277,220 | 256,972 | 236,638 | 530,331 | 339,719 | - |
Technical - Schools | 1,800,857 | 1,729,742 | 1,851,803 | 1,656,153 | 1,372,239 | - |
Technical - Administrative | 585,938 | 499,207 | 533,537 | 403,943 | 358,819 | - |
SUPPLY AND SERVICE COSTS |
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Information Technology Services | 1,825,960 | 4,113,656 | 1,219,848 | 1,770,524 | 1,637,714 | - |
Information Technology Equipment | 3,406,119 | 3,959,027 | 4,286,179 | 4,580,496 | 3,957,771 | - |
Total Supply and Services Costs | 5,232,079 | 8,072,683 | 5,506,027 | 6,351,020 | 5,595,484 | - |
Total Expenditures* | 7,896,094 | 10,558,604 | 8,128,005 | 8,941,447 | 7,666,262 | -0.74% |
COVID-19 Information Technology Equipment | - | - | - | 4,715,323 | - | - |
Information technology grant | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | - |
Senior Years technology grant |
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Category I | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | - |
Category II | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | - |
Approved Programs | 5,500 | 5,500 | 5,500 | 5,500 | 5,500 | - |
Total Funding | 3,463,155 | 3,385,434 | 3,375,149 | 3,393,101 | 3,385,704 | -0.56% |
Community Education and Services
WSD Community Education and Services consists of costs related to providing services such as community use of facilities and gym rentals, and non-credit courses through WSD’s Life Long Learning program to community groups and individuals. WSD supports early childhood education and has made Nursery available at all of its early year’s schools. Currently there are about 1,800 nursery students in WSD. WSD operates an Adult English-as-an-additional-language on behalf of the Department of Labour on a full cost-recovery basis ($3.2 million with a $0 net cost to WSD).
Community Education and Services | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | Annualized |
Salaries and benefits | 9,750,887 | 9,291,872 | 9,398,763 | 8,415,363 | 7,370,786 | - |
English as an Additional Language | 3,376,419 | 3,405,164 | 3,177,965 | 2,719,786 | 2,459,725 | - |
Community Services | 115,252 | 138,190 | 119,664 | 85,434 | 104,326 | - |
Nursery Education | 5,510,662 | 4,985,792 | 5,284,617 | 4,836,044 | 4,061,515 | - |
Adult Learning Centres | 748,554 | 762,726 | 816,518 | 774,099 | 745,220 | - |
Operational Expenses | 900,200 | 1,037,988 | 834,876 | 918,175 | 776,622 | - |
English as an Additional Language | 753,199 | 857,651 | 689,752 | 799,606 | 708,377 | - |
Community Services | 50,476 | 32,049 | 35,096 | 9,283 | 1,253 | - |
Nursery Education | 47,070 | 103,084 | 70,126 | 69,475 | 25,188 | - |
Adult Learning Centres | 49,454 | 45,204 | 39,902 | 39,810 | 41,804 | - |
Total Expenditures | 10,651,087 | 10,329,861 | 10,233,639 | 9,333,539 | 8,147,408 | -6.48% |
Adult Learning Centre Revenue | 790,786 | 811,302 | 802,678 | 788,163 | 1,181,739 | - |
English as an Additional Language | 4,253,313 | 4,393,748 | 3,709,796 | 3,575,023 | 3,176,953 | - |
Total Revenues | 5,044,099 | 5,205,050 | 4,512,474 | 4,363,186 | 4,358,692 | -3.59% |
Facility Services
The WSD Building Department mission is to provide safe, secure and comfortable facilities for students and staff in a cost effective manner that respects the principles of sustainability. WSD’s physical plant consists of 87 buildings with approximately 5,130,000 square feet of space of varying vintages and 301 acres of grounds.
Facility Services consists of all operations and maintenance costs, including supervisory and clerical personnel, related to the upkeep, maintenance, and minor repair of all school division buildings and grounds. This includes utilities, taxes, insurance, supplies and capital costs.
In March 2021, WSD approved a 5-Year Capital Plan Submission to the Public Schools Finance Board for the years 2021/22 through 2026/27.
The details of this document can be found on WSD website.
2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | Annualized | |
Caretakers | 315.0 | 315.0 | 315.0 | 319.0 | 319.0 | 0.32% |
Tradespersons | 100.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 | 0.50% |
Central Administration / Office | 31.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 31.0 | 0.0% |
Storekeepers | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0% |
Workplace Safety and Health | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0% |
Compensation |
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Administration / Office | 876,666 | 978,975 | 1,070,085 | 1,063,814 | 1,070,422 | - |
Operations | 30,855,866 | 30,970,683 | 32,051,002 | 32,705,760 | 33,710,625 | - |
Total Compensation Costs | 31,732,532 | 31,949,658 | 33,121,087 | 33,769,574 | 34,781,047 | 2.32% |
Operating Costs |
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Utilities | 6,364,766 | 6,567,899 | 6,308,957 | 6,781,011 | 8,473,585 | - |
Insurance | 738,690 | 616,192 | 578,356 | 1,056,516 | 1,136,869 | - |
Property Taxes | 752,431 | 743,490 | 763,555 | 728,300 | 729,092 | - |
Administration / Office | 117,703 | 99,302 | 124,731 | 180,546 | 103,560 | - |
Operations | 7,186,935 | 8,329,670 | 10,913,036 | 9,296,758 | 9,277,223 | - |
Total Operating Costs | 15,160,525 | 16,356,553 | 18,688,635 | 18,043,131 | 19,720,329 | 6.79% |
Subtotal Compensation and Operating Costs | 46,893,057 | 48,306,211 | 51,809,722 | 51,812,705 | 54,501,376 | 3.83% |
Category “D” School Buildings | 1,601,412 | 2,019,228 | 2,240,907 | 3,078,678 | 1,551,215 | -0.79% |
Total Costs | 48,494,469 | 50,325,439 | 54,050,629 | 54,891,383 | 56,052,591 | 3.69% |
Provincial Funding |
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Occupancy Grant | 14,417,865 | 14,310,135 | 14,297,310 | 14,206,680 | 14,063,040 | - |
School Buildings Support: “D” projects | 977,040 | 970,560 | 967,380 | 963,720 | 960,300 | - |
Total Revenue | 15,394,905 | 15,280,695 | 15,264,690 | 15,170,400 | 15,023,340 | -0.61% |
Gap +/(-) | -33,099,564 | -35,044,744 | -38,785,939 | -39,720,983 | -41,029,251 | 5.52% |
Infrastructure
WSD recognizes the importance of prioritizing needs and plans for infrastructure renewal, including further development and implementation to the technology infrastructure plan. The challenge facing the division is to continue to prudently manage expenditures while maintaining infrastructure and equipment in our buildings.
The table below shows all capital and equipment renewal expenditures incurred by the Board over the last four years, as reported in WSD’s Financial Statements.
| 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | Annualized |
Operational Equipment |
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Classroom Furniture and Equipment | 1,202,068 | 992,740 | 1,527,290 | 433,739 | 1,629,731 | - |
Instructional Computers and Software | 4,062,672 | 3,471,633 | 3,579,759 | 2,798,184 | 3,155,310 | - |
School Office Furniture and Equipment | 47,292 | 32,172 | 38,360 | 29,201 | 59,022 | - |
Clinicians/Consultants Furniture and Equipment | 14,409 | 8,639 | 36,337 | 6,835 | 35,614 | - |
Clinicians/Consultants Computers and Software | 74,374 | 86,794 | 74,471 | 46,518 | 76,273 | - |
Community Education and Services Equipment | 17,377 | 4,293 | 2,949 | - | 4,088 | - |
Board, Administration and Transportation Equipment | 96,206 | 22,097 | 53,367 | 5,613 | 44,851 | - |
Operations and Maintenance Equipment | 277,382 | 269,531 | 205,054 | 264,028 | 236,816 | - |
Total Operational Equipment Renewal | 5,791,780 | 4,887,899 | 5,517,588 | 3,514,118 | 5,241,705 | -2.46% |
Capital Projects |
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Bus Reserve | 829,274 | 1,102,300 | 1,104,145 | 1,104,000 | 2,104,000 | - |
Category “D” School Buildings | 1,601,412 | 2,019,228 | 2,240,907 | 3,078,678 | 1,551,215 | - |
Computer Hardware & Software | -37,446 | 166,644 | - | - | - | - |
Furniture/Fixtures & Equipment | 393,006 | 443,421 | 876,861 | 136,635 | 698,978 | - |
Other Vehicles | 28,823 | 139,747 | 82,225 | 131,703 | 112,211 | - |
Balance of Purchase - Waterford Green Land | - | 439,660 | - | - | - | - |
Constructed Assets | - | - | - | - | - | |
Energy Management Projects | 675,859 | 6,427,230 | - | - | - | |
Land & Land Improvements | 57,325 | 260,761 | 748,777 | 185,194 | 854,451 | - |
New School Site Reserve | 3,450,000 | 185,882 | - | - | - | - |
Projects funded from approved Capital Reserve | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Board Approved Play Structure | 20,000 | 60,000 | 195,102 | 157,798 | 104,686 | |
School Projects | - | 5,885 | - | - | - | - |
Work in Progress | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Capitalized Admin Building Projects | - | - | - | 417,551 | 492,415 | - |
Non-school Leasehold Improvements | - | - | - | 63,042 | - | - |
Capitalized School Building Projects - Externally Funded | - | - | - | 493,042 | 14,981,000 | - |
Total Capital Projects | 7,018,253 | 11,250,758 | 5,248,017 | 5,767,643 | 20,898,956 | 31.36% |
Total Capital and Equipment Renewal | 12,810,033 | 16,138,657 | 10,765,605 | 9,173,936 | 26,154,690 | 19.54% |
Excludes transfers back to operating