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re: With so many kids in private, should system be flush with $?
Posted on 12/6/21 at 3:38 pm to HarryBalzack
Posted on 12/6/21 at 3:38 pm to HarryBalzack
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Not from LA, but in most states the legislature sends what's called an FTE unit (a block of funds) for a set number of students (usually lower elementary and higher for secondary). For example, 24 kids = 1 FTE unit for elementary schools; 30 kids = 1 FTE unit for secondary schools. That money, plus any ad valorem millage/sales tax percentage collected locally, pays for the school, but the FTE unit usually comprises the majority portion of the funding. That's why the schools used to have a shitfit about everyone being there during the first six weeks or so of school: those attendance numbers are what the state was using to determine funding.
What that means is that when people send their kids to private schools the state keeps the money that they would have allocated for their instruction. In a perfect world the legislature would either lower the tax rate or increase the FTE funding to adjust for that, but like the saying goes, no man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.
This is very interesting. It appears every state does it different. In CA, schools are paid for each student who shows up each day for class. That's why they take a roll call everyday to count the kids so the schools can get paid accordingly. If parents are taking their kids out of public school and enrolling them in private, public schools lose money for each child who goes private.
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Posted on 12/6/21 at 3:39 pm to Rebel
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the entire public school system needs to be blown up and parents provided vouchers to send their kids to the school of their choosing.
I agree 100%!
Posted on 12/6/21 at 3:45 pm to Nature Boy
The high school where I am from in south Georgia spends over $17k per student to graduate (lol) kids that can't read, and are very likely to have 1-2 kids by age 18. There are typically a few HBC/Juco kids, but for the most part, you could count scholarships on one hand.
The school here spent $9,000 per kid, with 73% going to college, and over $1 million in scholarships.
Of course, racism.
The school here spent $9,000 per kid, with 73% going to college, and over $1 million in scholarships.
Of course, racism.
Posted on 12/6/21 at 4:09 pm to Nature Boy
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performance should reflect that.
You think money is the issue with public schools? Have you seen the homes/parents/culture these kids come from?
This post was edited on 12/6/21 at 4:10 pm
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