Public School Spending

Cost of running a Public School system.

Sol Stern says (Jan'2003) NYC spends $10K/student/year on the school system. Philip Greenspun points out that Cambridge Ma spends $17K. He suggests a model of small-group tutoring from grad students as a model (small groups should be able to use unofficial space like people's apartments, eliminating facilities cost - but you have a Red Tape/liability issue).

2004-06-03-SternNycSchoolCosts

New York State spent $14,119 per student — more than any other state in the nation — in the 2005 fiscal year, according to a national analysis of public school spending that the Census Bureau released today... Across the nation, public school districts spent an average of $8,701 per student on elementary and secondary education in the 2005 fiscal year... The Census analysis found that in New York City, the largest school district in the country, per-pupil spending was $13,755.

http://schools.chicagotribune.com/ includes spending at Chicago-area schools

• Sunset Ridge SD 29 spent $22,930 per student in the 2009-10 school year, compared to an statewide average of $10,755 among similarly sized districts.
• Elwood CCSD 203 spent $7,673 per student in the 2009-10 school year
• Barrington Il CUSD 220 spent $13,290 per student in the 2009-10 school year, compared to an statewide average of $11,483 among similarly sized districts.

For Southeastern Pennsylvania:

• Median spending for the area: $13,205
• School District of Philadelphia Pa: $11,078*