RUSD Community Survey - By the Numbers

The following numbers represent the breakdown of last night’s RUSD study session . Topics discussed were long-range budget planning, the presentation of the latest Community Survey and an update on the Edulog demographic study.

Obviously, some of the numbers presented last night can be interpreted several different ways and can be discussed for hours – but I thought I would provide a recap of what I perceive as the major talking points of the Community Survey:

69% of survey respondents support the concept neighborhood schools (the school closest to their home)

31% of survey respondents support the concept of neighborhood schools when it includes the additional bussing to achieve racial diversity.

29% of survey respondents support the concept of neighborhood schools when it includes the additional bussing to achieve economic diversity.

Also nearly 50% of survey respondents support neighborhood schools even though it may require the relocation of magnet school programs to other building locations.

I think these numbers speak volumes about what the community wants, and when compared to the data collected in 2000 and 2004, it is apparent that the numbers are consistent from year-to-year.