NYC school spending soars 33% as enrollment, test scores dwindle

[Kamaji]

NYC school spending soars 33% as enrollment, test scores dwindle

By Carl Campanile
April 11, 2023

Spending on the New York City school system skyrocketed nearly 33% since 2016 as enrollment plummeted and test scores struggled, according to new data released Tuesday.

The cost per K-12 city Department of Education student totaled more than $37,000 for the fiscal year 2022 — and that figure is only expected to rise, surpassing $41,000 by 2026 if enrollment continues to drop off, the policy briefing by the Citizens Budget Commission found.

The system lost more than 141,000 students between the school years 2015-’16 and 2021-’22, it said.

“Simultaneous spending increases and enrollment declines led to rapid increases in K-12 DOE per-student spending,” the CBC found.

The staggering data comes as the DOE faces a fiscal cliff — 30% of the recent spending increase was fueled by a one-time boost in federal pandemic aid, which is drying up, according to the report.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/04/11/nyc-school-spending-up-33-as-enrollment-test-scores-fall/

[Kamaji]

Demonstrating, yet again, that the primary purpose of the NYC school system is acting as a financial support system for the various school unions, including the teachers' union, and pretty much nothing else.

[Fishrrman]

"The cost per K-12 city Department of Education student totaled more than $37,000 for the fiscal year 2022"

It would be cheaper to close the public schools and give each parent a voucher to enroll the kid in private school.