The board spent $18,705 on each special education student last year.

The board also spent another $1.5 million on studies and plans for a new building.

The board in the 1989-90 school year spent $227.2 million - an average of $1,701 a student.

The board spent several hours discussing the matter on Monday.

The board spent a year scouring the city for its new home.

In this school year alone, the board has already spent $130 million on renovations.

About six months ago, the board spent $36,000 on an advertising campaign to recruit people from the business community as teachers.

The 18-member board spent the last five months searching for a successor.

In the 1989-90 school year, the board spent $272.2 million on bus contracts - an average of $1,701 a student.

The new board of directors had spent a club record £6 million on transfers.