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.