To the Editor:
This letter responds to “School Funding Tricks,” 6/21. The author is very confused when he states, “The cost per pupil is the cost per pupil, period.” The cost for a student from Stafford Township is not even close to the costfora student from Long Beach Island. The cost per student from Stafford is about $4,100 while the cost per student from Long Beach Island ranges from $51,000 to $254,000. Is this fair?
The average cost per high school student in New Jersey is approximately $20,000, about five times higher than the…
June 28, 2017
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