This is a neat database. Put in your district name, and you get the per pupil spending for the district over the last 5 years up to 2006.
Gary spends over $14,000 per year per student as of 2006. Whiting and East Chicago spent $12k.
These are districts where most kids don't graduate, and most of those who do can't pass ISTEP.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
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Since Bushie passed the "No child left behind" act, many of the monsters who should have been thrown into the canyon have been put into "Alternative Schooling" programs, which cost MUCH more money than it takes to educate normal children. Most of the canyon fodder have parents that should be thrown in with them.
Teachers in the Gary, Hammond and Merrillville schools will get fired if they talk about it too much. It is hurting the whole education system and driving up taxes
I'm always amazed at the cost of education in our country (including higher education that costs some up to $50K per year in tuition).
Why does it cost so much to provide an education?
I can understand paying teachers well -- they have a tough job, especially in urban core schools. But, if there are 25 or 30 students in a class room, $14K more than covers that teacher's salary.
One classroom with 30 kids is worth $420,000!
Does all of that money go into the building fund or teacher pensions?
Where does it go?
Anonymous, you don't know what the hell you're talking about. Costs in Gary have NOTHING to do with NCLB.
Gary has a declining population, yet they refuse to downsize their school payroll, particularly administrators.
Gary has by far the lowest class sizes in Lake County, and by far the most adminstrators per pupil. THAT is what drives cost.
BTW, federal law before NCLB required that all students be in school. NCLB changed nothing in that respect.
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