Educating students in remote areas can be costly

05-03-2011

By Louis Freedberg/California Watch

In some very small schools in remote parts of California, the state is paying about $200,000 per student to educate them. That's according to a report released yesterday by the Legislative Analyst's Office. The main thrust of the report is to throw cold water on the idea that consolidating some of the hundreds of small school districts in California – those with student enrollments of less than 1,000 – would result in substantial savings to the state. The report recommends that the state increase the minimum size of districts to 100 students and remove a range of disincentives that discourage smaller districts from consolidating. But the report also provides insight into the state's tiniest schools and school districts. During an extreme fiscal crisis like the one the state is currently facing, the question arises as to whether California can afford to provide an education to every student in every corner of the state. (more...)

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