Lutang Opera School draws its recruits mainly from poor rural children who've dropped out of the regular school system. During the three years they spend in attendance at Lutang Opera School, the only tuition they are charged is 15 kilos of rice per month, and even that is waived once they advance to second year.
呂塘戲劇學校於是以農村失學貧困的孩子為主要招收對象，三年的學習期間，除了第一年的每個月，孩子要自帶十五公斤的大米，學費全免，食宿也由戲校全包。