Another Example Of How More Money Does Not Mean Better Schools

[Sun Devil 92]

A School Funding Red Herring

Put another way, 16 percent of Allegheny County’s school districts are in the state’s top five percent while 40 percent of its districts are in the top 20 percent.

But based on state Department of Education numbers, Haulk, a Ph.D. economist, found that many of the worst-performing districts spend more per pupil than the county’s top performers.

“South Fayette and Mt. Lebanon had per student spending of $13,511 and $14,977, respectively, in the 2016-17 school year,” the Allegheny Institute scholars says, reminding that the state average was $16,447.

But, “Spending for the two districts in the bottom five percent was $19,982 at Duquesne and $25,016 for Wilkinsburg,” he says.

Other per-pupil spending by other poorly performing Allegheny County school districts included $16,722 for Clairton, $17,280 for Penn Hills and $22,282 for Pittsburgh Public Schools.

“The seven districts ranked in the bottom 20 percent of LEAs spent an average of $18,728,” Haulk says, “with two districts over $20,000 and two more over $19,000.” Only McKeesport and Highlands were well below state average spending.

 

[Sun Devil 92]

Look at those numbers....25K per kid.

Holy shit.

That could pay for college.

 

[Ecocertifmrl]

Because rump said so?

 

[LeftofLeft]

It’s $25k per student. I’m wondering where all of that money goes. Namely, how much directly goes to the student resources vs. overhead fees and payoffs.

 

[mikegriffith1]

Here's a primo example: Washington, D.C.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

A School Funding Red Herring

Put another way, 16 percent of Allegheny County’s school districts are in the state’s top five percent while 40 percent of its districts are in the top 20 percent.

But based on state Department of Education numbers, Haulk, a Ph.D. economist, found that many of the worst-performing districts spend more per pupil than the county’s top performers.

“South Fayette and Mt. Lebanon had per student spending of $13,511 and $14,977, respectively, in the 2016-17 school year,” the Allegheny Institute scholars says, reminding that the state average was $16,447.

But, “Spending for the two districts in the bottom five percent was $19,982 at Duquesne and $25,016 for Wilkinsburg,” he says.

Other per-pupil spending by other poorly performing Allegheny County school districts included $16,722 for Clairton, $17,280 for Penn Hills and $22,282 for Pittsburgh Public Schools.

“The seven districts ranked in the bottom 20 percent of LEAs spent an average of $18,728,” Haulk says, “with two districts over $20,000 and two more over $19,000.” Only McKeesport and Highlands were well below state average spending.

It goes mostly to the teachers union for indoctrinating kids to become good Progressives

 

[Norman]

The difference is probably, the better schools are stacked with pupils who have better parents, no single mothers etc. They are predominantly not black either.

In no way does this mean that if you transferred the pupils to the schools that spend less, would the results be better. But that being said, the education system is a scam where in the students come last. The results are bad across the board.

 

[mikegriffith1]

In one county where we lived when I was in the military, county officials finally persuaded voters to approve a new school bond for additional funding--and they promptly used most of the money to build a new multi-million-dollar administration building. In a county where the average income was about $35K, the county's school superintendent made $125K.

 

[Sun Devil 92]

There was the famous Kansas City Missouri school district debacle.

25,000 per student per year.

I wonder what kindergarten teachers make ?