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I struggle to see how this is possible. $51k per student?

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Nov 30 '11, 14:05

For public students, we're talking, what $8k per and that might be high?

6x that?

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/11/30/coburn-claims-senate-blocking-proposal-to-cut-51k-cost-per-student-on-military/?test=latestnews (www.foxnews.com)

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I think it includes everything from teacher salaries to construction paper ... -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 14:07 1
- (Although, being a north american school system, it might not include the construction paper. Or the salaries.) - Beryllium Nov 30, 14:09
depending on how many kids actually attend, that doesn't strike me as totally crazy. - TFox Nov 30, 14:07 2
- The $8k is the boogeyman of the US system...where people rail about the costs per student - Will Hunting Nov 30, 14:17
- it comes out to about $6.6M per school as an annual budget. - TFox Nov 30, 14:10

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