Comparisons of School Funding in Three Geographical Regions
TABLE I
School Funding in the Chicago Area
(Figures for the 1988-1989 School Year)
|
School or District |
Spending Per Pupil |
|
|
Niles Township High School |
$9,371 |
|
|
New Trier High School |
$8,823 |
|
|
Glencoe (elementary and junior high schools) |
$7,363 |
|
|
Winnetka (elementary and junior high schools) |
$7,059 |
|
|
Wilmette (elementary and junior high schools) |
$6,009 |
|
|
Chicago (average of all grade levels) |
$5,265 |
SOURCE: Chicago Panel on School Policy and Finance.
TABLE II
School Funding in New Jersey
(Figures for the 1988-1989 School Year)
|
District |
Spending Per Pupil |
|
|
Princeton |
$7,725 |
|
|
Summit |
$7,275 |
|
|
West Orange |
$6,505 |
|
|
Cherry Hill |
$5,981 |
|
|
Jersey City |
$4,566 |
|
|
East Orange |
$4,457 |
|
|
Paterson |
$4,422 |
|
|
Camden |
$3,538 |
SOURCE: Educational Law Center, Newark, New Jersey.
TABLE III
School Funding in the New York City Area
(Figures for the 1986-1987 School Year)
|
District |
Spending Per Pupil |
|
|
Manhasset |
$11,372 |
|
|
Jericho |
$11,325 |
|
|
Great Neck |
$11,265 |
|
|
Bronxville |
$10,113 |
|
|
Rye |
$9,092 |
|
|
Yonkers |
$7,399 |
|
|
Levittown |
$6,899 |
|
|
Mount Vernon |
$6,433 |
|
|
Roosevelt |
$6,339 |
|
|
New York City |
$5,585 |
SOURCE: “Statistical Profiles of School Districts” (New York State Board of Education).
TABLE IV
The Widening Gap
(School Funding in Six Districts in the New York City Area:
Changes in a Three-Year Period)
|
District |
1986-1987 |
1989-1990 |
||
|
Manhasset |
$11,372 |
$15,084 |
||
|
Jericho |
$11,325 |
$14,355 |
||
|
Great Neck |
$11,265 |
$15,594 |
||
|
Mount Vernon |
$6,433 |
$9,112 |
||
|
Roosevelt |
$6,339 |
$8,349 |
||
|
New York City |
$5,585 |
$7,299 |
SOURCE: “Statistical Profiles of School Districts” (New York State Board of Education) and New York Times.