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Sly · 03-08-2009, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt 26z

The biggest propagator of the myth that schools need high funding to teach are the teachers themselves. People associated with the construction industry also play a big role in helping to get school tax referendums passed.

GreatSchools.net says $9,600 per student in Los Angeles Unified School District.

The schools in my district get $7,000 per student and a lot of parents have moved here just for the school system.

More desirable is a district about 20 minutes from me that spends $9,800 per student (just slightly more than Los Angeles). They have one of the top high schools in the nation.

I'm curious where you live? Where you live plays a big part in it. Teachers in my area, which is a smaller city, are not going to make as much as teachers in a city like Los Angeles or New York. The property value and maintenance and other workers involved are very different as well. So $7,000 in your city may be perfect for your students, but in Los Angeles it's difficult to say whether $9,600 is enough.

There are so many factors. There cannot be a "general rule" across the country because everyone needs different things.

I do know though that a lot of private schools charge significantly less per student than what it would cost the city... I'm specifically thinking of small Catholic schools in this situation. They also get additional funding from the various parishioners and other fundraisers... but it still brings up a good point. Money is not the only answer.