6 | 2024 National Recreation and Park Association FIGURE TOP-LINE FINDING PAGE NO. PROGRAMMING Figure 7: Programming Offered by Park and Recreation Agencies The three most popular program offerings across agencies are themed special events (89 percent), social recreation events (88 percent) and team sports (86 percent). 15 Figure 8: Targeted Programs for Children, Older Adults and People With Disabilities Eighty-three percent of agencies offer summer camps, 78 percent offer specific older adult programs, and two-thirds offer specific teen programs and programs for people with disabilities. 15 RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARK AND RECREATION AGENCIES Figure 9: Key Responsibilities of Park and Recreation Agencies Nearly all park and recreation agencies are responsible for operating and maintaining park sites. 17 Figure 10: Other Responsibilities of Park and Recreation Agencies Additional responsibilities of select park and recreation agencies are to operate, maintain or contract tourism attractions (40 percent), manage large outdoor amphitheaters (36 percent), and operate, maintain or contract golf courses (36 percent). 17 STAFFING Figure 11: Park and Recreation Agency Staffing: Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees The number of FTEs at an agency increases as jurisdiction population increases. The typical number of FTEs at an agency is 57.6. 18 Figure 12: Park and Recreation FullTime Equivalent (FTE) Employees per 10,000 Residents The median FTEs per 10,000 residents is 8.9. The number of FTEs per 10,000 residents decreases as jurisdiction population increases. 19 Figure 13: Responsibilities of Park and Recreation Workers The primary responsibility of FTEs is related to operations and maintenance (46 percent), followed by programming (31 percent). 19 BUDGET Figure 14: Annual Operating Expenditures The typical park and recreation agency annual operating budget is $6.45 million. 20 Figure 15: Operating Expenditures per Capita The typical park and recreation agency has annual operating expenses of $99.47 per capita. 21 Figure 16: Operating Expenditures per Acre of Park and Non-Park Sites The typical park and recreation agency’s operating expenditures per acre of park and non-park sites is $8,260. 21 Figure 17: Operating Expenditures per Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employee The typical agency spends $110,912 in annual operating expenditures per FTE. 22 Figure 18: Distribution of Operating Expenditures More than half (54 percent) of the typical agency’s distribution of operating expenditures goes toward personnel services. 22 Figure 19: Operating Expenditures Dedicated to Parks or Recreation Thirty-nine percent of operating expenditures at an agency are dedicated to parks, 39 percent to recreation and 17 percent to administration. 22
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