Lenny7 wrote:
Does anyone know what's the marginal cost for educating one student is?
I believe in Minneapolis it takes roughly $15,000 per year per pupil to get that average pupil to the 9th or 10th grade, which is when they drop out of school altogether.
Quote:
Key Findings Regarding Cost of Adequacy and State Funding
The cost of an adequate education in Minnesota as defined by achieving the eight education standards varies significantly across Minnesota school districts. The state average cost of adequate education was $6,236 per pupil. The cost was well over twice the state average for the district facing the harshest educational environment ($14,446) and approximately $700 less per pupil in districts with the most advantageous environment ($5,524).
from:
http://www.mntax.org/cpfr/education.phpWhat that double-speak above means is that the best public education results in Minnesota cost $5,524 per pupil per year while the worst performing school district "educated" their students at a cost of $14,446 per pupil per year. Paying twice as much gives less than half the results of the best school district. No matter how you analyze it, that is pathetic.
Despite decades of "Head Start" and other targeted programs, this is the reality (from the Alliance for Excellent Education):