Monday, January 26, 2009
Community Schools
Statewide totals
Public school districts in Ohio have seen an increasing number of their pupils opting to leave the district for community schools over the last several years. The state money for those pupils goes with them. A breakdown of the number of pupils who left public schools and the funding they took with them, by year:
Year No. of pupils Funding amount
2009 87,929 $635,754,043
200882,642$585,873,163
200776,931$530,844,171
200671,836$483,448,874
200562,603$422,966,041
200442,284$301,854,588
200333,978$204,760,492
Source: Ohio Department of Education Web site