…in local per-pupil spending; D.C. charters spend most.
Charter schools in the District spent $18,150 per student during the 2011-2012 school year, while Prince George’s County Public Schools spent $10,408 on each child it served, a significant difference between the highest and lowest spenders in the Washington region, according to a study released Wednesday by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute.
The study offers what Fordham President Michael J. Petrilli says is a sobering fact about the region: A student who moves just a few streets away, from a home in the District into Prince George’s County, could see a 42 percent decrease in the amount of funding the school district provides.
“That is going to have a huge impact on the learning experience,” Petrilli said. >>>Read more Washington Post. Also read >>> Report: D.C. homeless students need more support
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