1. As you know we have the lowest real estate tax rate of the 36. Actually we are 18th from the bottom out of 326 city/towns in MA.
2. Out of the 36, only 3 school districts spend less per child. (Ranked 33)
3. Out of the 36, only 7 spend less per child on administration. (Ranked 28)
4. Out of the 36, only 5 districts have lower paid teachers. (Ranked 30)
5. Out of the 36, only 7 have less teachers than we do. (Ranked 29)
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Wedstport's tax rate has dropped by about half in the past decade.
ReplyDeleteThe Massachusetts DOE website has a comparison: "FY08 Expenditures Per Pupil, District Comparisons Based Upon Grade Structure, District Wealth, and Enrollment" It shows only two of those it considers to be "similar districts" to Westport, spend less per student; most spend a lot more. For example, nearby Seekonk, MA spends 11% more per student.
ReplyDeletesee: http://finance1.doe.mass.edu/schfin/statistics/ppx08_comp.aspx?ID=331
If Westport were to fund its schools as the Superintendent is asking, the resultant increase would be *nominal*, still well below TWO THIRDS of the Seekonk rate... still well below the 2/3 of average rate of these other districts.
HI Rick you seem to be very informed. I have a copy of the yard stick study that the town had done a few years ago. Most of what we think is just confirmed but there are some very interesting comparisons. If you email me at nolanj72002@yahoo.com I will forward the information along to you. Thanks
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