Per Pupil Spending Parity

Sara Neufeld:

The city spends the equivalent of about $11,000 per child in its regular public schools.

Charter schools in the city receive $5,859 per child in cash and the rest in services that the school system provides, such as special education and food.

Two city charter schools, City Neighbors and Patterson Park Public, appealed that formula to the state school board in 2005, saying it limited their ability to choose how to provide services.

The state school board ruled in the charter schools' favor, and the city school system appealed that decision in court.

"All we're asking for is parity," said Bobbi Macdonald, president of the City Neighbors board. "We're not asking for anyone to spend more money on charter school kids."

Via Joanne.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at September 12, 2006 5:55 AM
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