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PE Equipment Budget Calculator

Equipment cost from class size and activity offerings.

Inputs

%

Results

Total Equipment Items Needed

78

Full Outfit Cost ($)$1,279.00
Annual Replacement Cost ($)$320.00
Budget Surplus/Deficit ($)$2,680.00
Cost per Student/Year ($)$1.78
Storage Space Needed (sq ft)39
Budget Coverage (years)9.4
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter Largest Class Size, PE Sections per Day, and Activity Types Offered.
  2. Set Annual Budget ($) and Annual Replacement %.
  3. Review the Total Equipment Items Needed result.
  4. Use Full Outfit Cost ($) ($) and Annual Replacement Cost ($) ($) to inform your decision.

How the result changes with Activity Types Offered

Activity Types OfferedTotal Equipment Items Needed
1.930
4.1548
6.85138
9.1198

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

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Largest Class Size = 30, PE Sections per Day = 6, Activity Types Offered = 5, Annual Budget ($) = 3000 = 5 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Total Equipment Items Needed
    78 = 78
  3. Calculate Full Outfit Cost
    1279 = $1,279
  4. Calculate Annual Replacement Cost
    Annual Replacement Cost = totalInitialCost * (replacementPct / 100)
    320 = $320

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