PE Equipment Budget Calculator
Equipment cost from class size and activity offerings.
Inputs
%
Results
Total Equipment Items Needed
78
Full Outfit Cost ($)$1,279.00
Annual Replacement Cost ($)$320.00
Budget Surplus/Deficit ($)$2,680.00
Cost per Student/Year ($)$1.78
Storage Space Needed (sq ft)39
Budget Coverage (years)9.4
How to Use This Calculator
- Enter Largest Class Size, PE Sections per Day, and Activity Types Offered.
- Set Annual Budget ($) and Annual Replacement %.
- Review the Total Equipment Items Needed result.
- Use Full Outfit Cost ($) ($) and Annual Replacement Cost ($) ($) to inform your decision.
How the result changes with Activity Types Offered
| Activity Types Offered | Total Equipment Items Needed |
|---|---|
| 1.9 | 30 |
| 4.15 | 48 |
| 6.85 | 138 |
| 9.1 | 198 |
What each input means
- Largest Class Size
- Maximum number of students in a single PE class.
- PE Sections per Day
- Number of different PE classes taught per day.
- Activity Types Offered
- Number of different sport/activity types in the curriculum.
- Annual Budget ($)
- Total annual PE equipment budget in dollars.
- Annual Replacement %
- Percentage of total equipment replaced each year.
What each result means
- Total Equipment Items Needed
- Total pieces of equipment required across all activities.
- Full Outfit Cost ($)
- Cost to purchase all equipment from scratch.
- Annual Replacement Cost ($)
- Yearly cost to replace worn equipment at the specified rate.
- Budget Surplus/Deficit ($)
- Positive means surplus, negative means you need more budget.
- Cost per Student/Year ($)
- Annual equipment cost divided by total students served.
- Storage Space Needed (sq ft)
- Estimated storage area for all equipment.
- Budget Coverage (years)
- How many years the annual budget covers at current replacement rate.
How this is calculated
Worked example, using the default values
- Identify Input Parameters4 parametersLargest Class Size = 30, PE Sections per Day = 6, Activity Types Offered = 5, Annual Budget ($) = 3000 = 5 input(s) provided
- Calculate Total Equipment Items Needed78 = 78
- Calculate Full Outfit Cost1279 = $1,279
- Calculate Annual Replacement CostAnnual Replacement Cost = totalInitialCost * (replacementPct / 100)320 = $320
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