KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY
Management's Discussion and Analysis, continued
June 30, 2016
2015
Designated Spending Non-designated Spending Combined Spending
Instruction $ 327,639 $11,797,807 $ 12,125,446
Research 4,625,650 1,391,407 6,017,057
Public service 5,354,315 2,284,045 7,638,360
Academic support 1,211,068 1,809,631 3,020,699
Student services 1,290,862 5,024,524 6,315,386
Institutional support 937,482 10,521,309 11,458,791
Operation and plant maintenance - 5,229,721 5,229,721
Student aid 7,612,000 - 7,612,000
Auxiliary 4,658,295 - 4,658,295
Depreciation 4,460,222 - 4,460,222
Total $ 30,477,533 $ 38,058,444 $ 68,535,977
The graph in Figure 3 shows a three year trend of designated, non-designated, and combined spending. Non-designated spending is higher than designated spending in FY16. However, designated spending decreased $1.6 million in 2016 and $1.0 million in 2015. Non-designated spending decreased $2.4 million in 2015 and decreased $6.4 million in 2016. Overall, the combined spending followed the same trend as designated spending with a decrease of $4.5 million in 2015 and decrease of $7.9 million in 2016.
Figure 3