School district Very wealthy, Very poor, urban area Middle income, wealth suburban area with working class, older growing school exurban area with population declining school population School district Very little crime There is a lot of crime There is a growing description Most people live in and gang-related amount of crime. expensive, incidents are a Mixed single-family homes. problem. homes and Many people live in apartments, with apartment buildings. diminishing property values. Number of 1000 5,000 1500 students in the district’s schools Amount collected $20 million $30 million $15 million from property taxes Amount the $15 million $20 million $10 million district contributed to the public school system Amount $2 million $7 million $3 million contributed to the police force Amount $3 million $3 million $2 million contributed to services such as the parks and libraries, etc. What is the per pupil expenditure for School Districts A, B and C? Explain why School District A is able to collect more money from their property taxes. Explain why School Districts B and C cannot contribute all revenue to their public school system. How could the differences in funding affect the education of the students? Do you think that this is a problem? EXPLAIN! Handout 5: School Funding in New Jersey Historical Background
School district wealth Very wealthy, suburban area with growing school population Very poor, urban area Middle income, working class, older exurban area with declining school population School district description Very little crime Most people live in expensive, homes. There is a lot of crime and gang-related incidents are a problem. Many people live in apartment buildings. There is a growing amount of crime. Mixed single-family homes and apartments, with diminishing property values. Number of students in the district’s schools 1000 5,000 1500 Amount collected from property taxes $20 million $30 million $15 million Amount the district contributed to the public school system $15 million $20 million $10 million Amount contributed to the police force $2 million $7 million $3 million Amount contributed to services such as the parks and libraries, etc. $3 million $3 million $2 million What is the per pupil expenditure for School Districts A, B and C? Explain why School District A is able to collect more money from their property taxes. Explain why School Districts B and C cannot contribute all revenue to their public school system. How could the differences in funding affect the education of the students? Do you think that this is a problem? EXPLAIN! Handout 5: School Funding in New Jersey Historical Background
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