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Review finds $100 activity fee covers most event costs; some fall sports still run a small deficit
Summary
Superintendent presented a three-year review of fall athletics expenditures showing the $100 activity fee now covers a large portion of travel, supplies and officials costs but high-cost items (uniforms, small-team travel) produce occasional deficits.
The superintendent presented a multi-year accounting of fall athletics costs, emphasizing that a $100 activity fee per season has substantially reduced the program deficit. He cited specific per-athlete cost figures: high school volleyball $100.14 (covering travel, supplies and officials but excluding coaching), high school football $166.83, and cross country $170.50 per athlete. He noted uniform purchases (on four-year rotations) and small-team sizes drive spikes in per-athlete costs.
The superintendent said coaching salaries remain in the general fund, not the activity account, and that although some events still lose money overall, the program is closer to breakeven than in prior years. He proposed continued tracking through winter and a spring report on basketball and wrestling, with eventual year-end numbers in June to decide whether fees need adjusting.
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