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Originally posted by Dantilla
About education spending-
There is almost a reverse corelation between spending and results. Some of our largest cities pay the most per student, and have the poorest graduation rates. Check out the stats for Washington DC. In the middle we have smaller rural districts that do far better on average, while spending far less per student. Then check out the graduation rates of private schools, who work on a small fraction per student compared to public schools.
Education and its funding is a complex issue. No easy answers. But just saying to throw more money at a problem is greatly oversimplifying what actually happens in the real world.
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Incorrect.
Rural school kids live in relatively better conditions with less poverty than inner school kids.
The private schools get to choose the kids they want.
The amount my local public high school gets per kid is $7,679.
The private school my kids went to cost $10,405.