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Troy School District, Michigan

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Troy School District
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Oakland County, Michigan
District details
Superintendent: Dr. Richard Machesky
# of school board members: 7
Website: Link

Troy School District is a school district in Michigan that served 12,320 students in 20 schools during the 2012-2013 school year.[1] This district was the 13th-largest by enrollment in the state of Michigan.

About the district

Troy School District is located in Oakland County, Mich.

Troy School District is located in Oakland County, Mich. The county seat is Pontiac. Oakland County was home to 1,237,868 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2]

Demographics

Oakland County outperformed compared to Michigan as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2009 to 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 43.1 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 25.9 percent for state residents. The median household income for the county was $65,594 compared to $48,411 for the state. The percentage of people below poverty level for the county was 10.3 percent while it was 16.8 percent for the state.[2]

Racial Demographics, 2014[2]
Race Oakland County (%) Michigan (%)
White 76.5 79.9
Black or African American 14.5 14.2
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3 0.7
Asian 6.5 2.9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0 0.0
Two or more races 2.1 2.3
Hispanic or Latino 3.8 4.8

Presidential Voting Pattern, Oakland County[3]
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
2012 349,002 296,514
2008 372,566 276,956
2004 319,387 316,633
2000 281,201 274,319

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Superintendent

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The superintendent of Troy School District is Dr. Richard Machesky.[4]

School board elections

Troy School District schools are overseen by a seven-member board elected to six-year terms.

Troy School District Board of Education
Member
Elizabeth Hammond
Paula Fleming
Gary Hauff
Todd Miletti
Nancy Philippart
Karl Schmidt
Steve Gottlieb

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Election dates

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See also: Troy School District elections (2016)

Members of the board are elected at large to staggered six-year terms. Two of the seven board seats were up for election on November 8, 2016.

Budget

From 1993 to 2013, the Troy School District had an average of $137,186,476 in revenue and $138,248,762 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $122,968,238 in outstanding debt. The district retired $10,066,905 of its debt and issued $14,780,905 in new debt each year on average.[5]

Revenue

The table below separates the district's revenue into the three sources identified by the agency: local, state, and federal.

Revenue by Source
Fiscal
Year
Local State Federal Revenue Total
Total % of Revenue Total % of Revenue Total % of Revenue
2010$79,317,00050.69%$67,206,00042.95%$9,949,0006.36%$156,472,000
2011$74,041,00046.89%$74,091,00046.92%$9,785,0006.20%$157,917,000
2012$69,984,00045.59%$79,101,00051.52%$4,438,0002.89%$153,523,000
2013$65,555,00042.79%$83,447,00054.46%$4,213,0002.75%$153,215,000
Avg.$74,285,85755.15%$59,154,00042.27%$3,746,6192.59%$137,186,476

Expenditures

The table below separates the district's expenditures into five categories identified by the agency:

  • Instruction: operation expenditures, state payments on behalf of the district for instruction and benefits, and retirement system transfers
  • Support Services: support services, food services, and retirement system transfers for support service staff
  • Capital Spending: capital outlay expenditures (i.e., construction, land or facilities purchases, and equipment purchases)
  • Debt & Gov. Payments: payments to state and local governments and interest on school system debt
  • Other: all other non-K-12 programs, except food services
Expenditures by Category
Fiscal
Year
Instruction Support Services Capital Spending Debt & Gov. Payments Other Budget
Total
Total % of Budget Total % of Budget Total % of Budget Total % of Budget Total % of Budget
2010$83,312,00054.40%$48,389,00031.60%$3,348,0002.19%$6,881,0004.49%$11,219,0007.33%$153,149,000
2011$84,454,00055.47%$46,178,00030.33%$3,666,0002.41%$6,357,0004.18%$11,585,0007.61%$152,240,000
2012$82,142,00056.53%$44,454,00030.59%$4,553,0003.13%$5,796,0003.99%$8,365,0005.76%$145,310,000
2013$86,223,00059.71%$45,503,00031.51%$715,0000.50%$4,470,0003.10%$7,485,0005.18%$144,396,000
Avg.$71,927,47652.49%$42,448,76230.87%$10,904,0487.36%$5,958,9524.34%$7,009,5244.93%$138,248,762

Debt

The table below shows the amount of debt retired, issued, and outstanding in the district for each year.

Debt
Fiscal
Year
Retired Issued Outstanding
2010$11,495,000$0$195,925,000
2011$11,956,000$0$104,084,000
2012$12,491,000$0$91,089,000
2013$13,086,000$43,580,000$121,019,000
Avg.$10,066,905$14,780,905$122,968,238

Teacher salaries

The teacher salary schedule in Troy School District is based on coursework completed beyond a bachelor's degree. A teacher can earn a higher salary by pursuing graduate work, a master's degree, and a doctorate. The table below shows the salary schedule for teachers in the district for the 2015-2016 school year. Numbers listed in addition to a degree indicate the number of graduate credits required to enter that salary range.[6]

Troy School District 2015-2016 Salary Structure
Degree level Minimum salary ($) Maximum salary ($)
B.A. 41,300 72,500
B.A. + 20 43,000 78,750
M.A. 45,000 84,000
M.A. + 30/Ed.S. 48,200 92,400
Ph.D./Ed.D. 51,500 95,700

Contact information

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Troy School District
4400 Livernois Rd.
Troy, MI 48098
Phone: (248) 823-4000

See also

Michigan School Board Elections News and Analysis
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Troy School District
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External links

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