General Budget Breakdown

The ASB budget is broken down into sections, the sections based on each type of activity and are made up of a collection of different transactions. The dances, for example, are broken up by its expenses, ranging from paying for location, food, security, decorations, entertainment, etc.

When ASB plans its dances, they project the number of sales they will receive, then they decide how much more money should go into the preparation of each dance in order to maximize the ticket sales. ASB wants each dance to be as profitable and enjoyable for everyone involved as possible. They almost always gain some sort of profit after each year’s sequence of dances, which only allows for bigger and better dances each year.

Let’s do a brief comparison on the (rough) prices of the different dances: the Endless Summer dance was $4,000, Fall Formal was $9,000, Hoopcoming was $10,000 and Prom was as much of all of those combined, coming to $24,500.

Now, some students may think, “Why would prom be so much? Only two classes attend instead of four.”

That may be true, but prom is supposed to be the biggest night of a high school teenager’s life, so ASB directs a large portion of its attention and funds towards prom. Prom venues must have their deposits submitted and secured a year in advance, while decorations, entertainment, and music need to be better than any other dances. In total, the dances raise a little north of $48,000 altogether.

*Our reporters were unable to obtain the statistics on the entire budget and spending of ASB outside of the dances and Disneyland