Sentences with phrase «low cost per pupil»

Yet, given the low cost per pupil, it may nevertheless be a programme worth pursuing.

Charter schools have a lower cost per pupil than traditional schools: Based on an analysis of relevant school costs and the number of enrolled high school students, the data shows the per pupil per pupil costs for Alliance charter high school students to be $ 10,649 per year, compared to $ 15,372 per year for students at traditional public high schools within LAUSD, that is, we find a per pupil cost differential of 44 % in favor of Alliance charter schools.

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Education Trust has a second, closely related measure, which assigns low - income students a weight of 1.4 in the per - pupil calculation, on the assumption that it costs 40 percent more to educate low - income children.

Others fund some items (e.g., staff or programs) in «one per district» amounts such that when the costs of those items are divided by the lower enrollment of smaller districts, per - pupil price tags are quite high.

Arizona has the second lowest per pupil spending in the nation, and Mesquite has the lowest per pupil funding in southern Arizona, with administrative costs at half the national average.

The «Learn to Solder Pack» is intended to offer a low - cost introduction to the skill of soldering, just 40 pence per pupil, and provides all of the parts and PCB's required for a class of 25 students.

The research literature generally finds that unionization is associated with higher per - pupil costs and lower student achievement, but those findings are not very large and are sometimes inconsistent.

Where schools pay a high per - pupil amount to offer some courses (for example, AP Spanish or remedial reading) to a small number of students, they may find lower - cost options exist via distance learning or contracted services.

While this price tag is about $ 3,100 higher than the median per - pupil cost in New York State, it is still about $ 14,000 lower than what is spent by a district at the 95th percentile.

The charter schools model offers a community a way to create a school that often has lower operating costs than traditional schools — particularly for employee compensation — and greater flexibility in class offerings, all funded with federal start - up money and a large portion of the annual per - pupil payment from the state for public school students.

At a cost of just # 9 per pupil, the findings show that Accelerated Reader could be a particularly cost - effective method of improving the reading ability of weaker and low - income pupils at the important transition from primary to secondary school.

K - 12 spending per pupil (Comprehensive Costs from Annual Reports per DPI Basic Facts) for 2008 - 09 ranged from $ 10,293 in Elk Mound to $ 23,679 in Phelps (a high / low ratio of 2.3 to 1) with a state average of $ 12,346.

In districts with low enrollment, fixed costs are spread across fewer pupils, and class sizes in required courses may be so small as to further increase per pupil costs.

An example of «geographic» sparsity is that districts with low pupil density typically experience higher per pupil transportation costs as they are transporting a small number of pupils over a greater distance.

A school with higher personnel costs may spend significantly more per - pupil than does a school with lower personnel costs.

The study divides online learning into two broad categories — virtual schools and blended - learning schools — and, based on data from 50 experts, reports that «the average overall per - pupil costs of both models are significantly lower than the $ 10,000 national average for traditional brick - and - mortar schools» (p. 1).

Currently, private schools are the least accessible to lower income families, despite the per - pupil cost to attend typically being less than both the public school and charter school systems.

They're polarizing because they take money from public schools, which can't easily lower their costs as they lose per - pupil spending and lack access to additional sources of funding through private donors.

At large schools, costs like the principal's salary are spread over a greater number of students, resulting in lower funding per pupil than at small schools.

Today's consultation proposes giving schools a flat per - pupil fund and topping it up based on individual pupil needs (such as low attainment), «school costs» and «area costs».

The group successfully used the iPads to implement a blended learning curriculum using individualized instruction across all of their charter schools that is paying off in terms of higher student achievement for a lower cost per - pupil than Los Angeles Unified.

Table 1 Charters with Highest Administrative Costs Per pupil Charter School Enrollment October 1, 2014 Report Administration / Pupil Kaizen Tempe 25 $ 7,554 Pinnacle Education - Tempe, Inc. 57 $ 7,283 SRPMIC COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 240 $ 7,102 Edkey, Inc. 64 $ 5,993 Deer Valley Charter School 29 $ 5,692 PS Charter School Inc. 71 $ 5,382 Lifelong Learning Research Institute Inc. 34 $ 5,378 SC Jensen Corporation 67 $ 5,060 Kaizen Skyview 51 $ 4,936 Eastpointe High School, Inc. 143 $ 4,874 Arizona Call - A-Teen Youth Resources, Inc. 78 $ 4,681 Intelli - School Charter High School 105 $ 4,348 StrengthBuilding Partners 42 $ 4,301 PAS Charter, Inc. 229 $ 4,139 Park View School, Inc. 228 $ 3,977 Institute for Transformatived Education, Inc. 62 $ 3,946 Madison Highland Prep 101 $ 3,646 Skyline Gila River Schools, LLC 106 $ 3,626 Kaizen EL Dorado 185 $ 3,604 Imagine Superst Elem 179 $ 3,568 Ha: San Educational Services 137 $ 3,454 Kaizen Ad U 49 $ 3,255 Edkey, Inc. 574 $ 3,165 Imagine Superst Mid 93 $ 3,081 Graysmark Schools Corporation 46 $ 3,077 Florence Crittenton Services of AZ 141 $ 3,050 Rising School 66 $ 3,041 Arizona Autism Charter Schools Inc. 87 $ 3,012 Victory High School, Inc. 20 $ 2,908 Foothill College Preparatory Academy 336 $ 2,833 Carpe Diem Collegiate High School 118 $ 2,811 Eagle South Mountain Charter, Inc. 106 $ 2,788 Concordia Charter School Inc 146 $ 2,786 Imagine Prep Surprise 248 $ 2,784 BASIS Phoenix 725 $ 2,747 E-Institute Charter Schools, Inc 800 $ 2,715 Pima County 106 $ 2,704 Genesis Academy 151 $ 2,692 BASIS Chandler 731 $ 2,681 The FARM at Mission Montessori 32 $ 2,680 Imagine Tempe 280 $ 2,659 Pace Preparatory Academy, Inc. 95 $ 2,607 Daisy Sonoran Davis Moth 193 $ 2,604 American Virtual Academy 3488 $ 2,595 Paramount Education Studies Inc 338 $ 2,586 Eagle South Mountain Charter, Inc. 127 $ 2,578 StarShine Academy 325 $ 2,576 Keystone Montessori Charter School, Inc. 228 $ 2,558 BASIS Peoria 746 $ 2,549 BASIS Prescott 369 $ 2,537 Many small charters have low administrative costs Sixteen of the 30 charters with the lowest administrative have less than 400 puCosts Per pupil Charter School Enrollment October 1, 2014 Report Administration / Pupil Kaizen Tempe 25 $ 7,554 Pinnacle Education - Tempe, Inc. 57 $ 7,283 SRPMIC COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 240 $ 7,102 Edkey, Inc. 64 $ 5,993 Deer Valley Charter School 29 $ 5,692 PS Charter School Inc. 71 $ 5,382 Lifelong Learning Research Institute Inc. 34 $ 5,378 SC Jensen Corporation 67 $ 5,060 Kaizen Skyview 51 $ 4,936 Eastpointe High School, Inc. 143 $ 4,874 Arizona Call - A-Teen Youth Resources, Inc. 78 $ 4,681 Intelli - School Charter High School 105 $ 4,348 StrengthBuilding Partners 42 $ 4,301 PAS Charter, Inc. 229 $ 4,139 Park View School, Inc. 228 $ 3,977 Institute for Transformatived Education, Inc. 62 $ 3,946 Madison Highland Prep 101 $ 3,646 Skyline Gila River Schools, LLC 106 $ 3,626 Kaizen EL Dorado 185 $ 3,604 Imagine Superst Elem 179 $ 3,568 Ha: San Educational Services 137 $ 3,454 Kaizen Ad U 49 $ 3,255 Edkey, Inc. 574 $ 3,165 Imagine Superst Mid 93 $ 3,081 Graysmark Schools Corporation 46 $ 3,077 Florence Crittenton Services of AZ 141 $ 3,050 Rising School 66 $ 3,041 Arizona Autism Charter Schools Inc. 87 $ 3,012 Victory High School, Inc. 20 $ 2,908 Foothill College Preparatory Academy 336 $ 2,833 Carpe Diem Collegiate High School 118 $ 2,811 Eagle South Mountain Charter, Inc. 106 $ 2,788 Concordia Charter School Inc 146 $ 2,786 Imagine Prep Surprise 248 $ 2,784 BASIS Phoenix 725 $ 2,747 E-Institute Charter Schools, Inc 800 $ 2,715 Pima County 106 $ 2,704 Genesis Academy 151 $ 2,692 BASIS Chandler 731 $ 2,681 The FARM at Mission Montessori 32 $ 2,680 Imagine Tempe 280 $ 2,659 Pace Preparatory Academy, Inc. 95 $ 2,607 Daisy Sonoran Davis Moth 193 $ 2,604 American Virtual Academy 3488 $ 2,595 Paramount Education Studies Inc 338 $ 2,586 Eagle South Mountain Charter, Inc. 127 $ 2,578 StarShine Academy 325 $ 2,576 Keystone Montessori Charter School, Inc. 228 $ 2,558 BASIS Peoria 746 $ 2,549 BASIS Prescott 369 $ 2,537 Many small charters have low administrative costs Sixteen of the 30 charters with the lowest administrative have less than 400 pupupil Charter School Enrollment October 1, 2014 Report Administration / Pupil Kaizen Tempe 25 $ 7,554 Pinnacle Education - Tempe, Inc. 57 $ 7,283 SRPMIC COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 240 $ 7,102 Edkey, Inc. 64 $ 5,993 Deer Valley Charter School 29 $ 5,692 PS Charter School Inc. 71 $ 5,382 Lifelong Learning Research Institute Inc. 34 $ 5,378 SC Jensen Corporation 67 $ 5,060 Kaizen Skyview 51 $ 4,936 Eastpointe High School, Inc. 143 $ 4,874 Arizona Call - A-Teen Youth Resources, Inc. 78 $ 4,681 Intelli - School Charter High School 105 $ 4,348 StrengthBuilding Partners 42 $ 4,301 PAS Charter, Inc. 229 $ 4,139 Park View School, Inc. 228 $ 3,977 Institute for Transformatived Education, Inc. 62 $ 3,946 Madison Highland Prep 101 $ 3,646 Skyline Gila River Schools, LLC 106 $ 3,626 Kaizen EL Dorado 185 $ 3,604 Imagine Superst Elem 179 $ 3,568 Ha: San Educational Services 137 $ 3,454 Kaizen Ad U 49 $ 3,255 Edkey, Inc. 574 $ 3,165 Imagine Superst Mid 93 $ 3,081 Graysmark Schools Corporation 46 $ 3,077 Florence Crittenton Services of AZ 141 $ 3,050 Rising School 66 $ 3,041 Arizona Autism Charter Schools Inc. 87 $ 3,012 Victory High School, Inc. 20 $ 2,908 Foothill College Preparatory Academy 336 $ 2,833 Carpe Diem Collegiate High School 118 $ 2,811 Eagle South Mountain Charter, Inc. 106 $ 2,788 Concordia Charter School Inc 146 $ 2,786 Imagine Prep Surprise 248 $ 2,784 BASIS Phoenix 725 $ 2,747 E-Institute Charter Schools, Inc 800 $ 2,715 Pima County 106 $ 2,704 Genesis Academy 151 $ 2,692 BASIS Chandler 731 $ 2,681 The FARM at Mission Montessori 32 $ 2,680 Imagine Tempe 280 $ 2,659 Pace Preparatory Academy, Inc. 95 $ 2,607 Daisy Sonoran Davis Moth 193 $ 2,604 American Virtual Academy 3488 $ 2,595 Paramount Education Studies Inc 338 $ 2,586 Eagle South Mountain Charter, Inc. 127 $ 2,578 StarShine Academy 325 $ 2,576 Keystone Montessori Charter School, Inc. 228 $ 2,558 BASIS Peoria 746 $ 2,549 BASIS Prescott 369 $ 2,537 Many small charters have low administrative costs Sixteen of the 30 charters with the lowest administrative have less than 400 puPupil Kaizen Tempe 25 $ 7,554 Pinnacle Education - Tempe, Inc. 57 $ 7,283 SRPMIC COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 240 $ 7,102 Edkey, Inc. 64 $ 5,993 Deer Valley Charter School 29 $ 5,692 PS Charter School Inc. 71 $ 5,382 Lifelong Learning Research Institute Inc. 34 $ 5,378 SC Jensen Corporation 67 $ 5,060 Kaizen Skyview 51 $ 4,936 Eastpointe High School, Inc. 143 $ 4,874 Arizona Call - A-Teen Youth Resources, Inc. 78 $ 4,681 Intelli - School Charter High School 105 $ 4,348 StrengthBuilding Partners 42 $ 4,301 PAS Charter, Inc. 229 $ 4,139 Park View School, Inc. 228 $ 3,977 Institute for Transformatived Education, Inc. 62 $ 3,946 Madison Highland Prep 101 $ 3,646 Skyline Gila River Schools, LLC 106 $ 3,626 Kaizen EL Dorado 185 $ 3,604 Imagine Superst Elem 179 $ 3,568 Ha: San Educational Services 137 $ 3,454 Kaizen Ad U 49 $ 3,255 Edkey, Inc. 574 $ 3,165 Imagine Superst Mid 93 $ 3,081 Graysmark Schools Corporation 46 $ 3,077 Florence Crittenton Services of AZ 141 $ 3,050 Rising School 66 $ 3,041 Arizona Autism Charter Schools Inc. 87 $ 3,012 Victory High School, Inc. 20 $ 2,908 Foothill College Preparatory Academy 336 $ 2,833 Carpe Diem Collegiate High School 118 $ 2,811 Eagle South Mountain Charter, Inc. 106 $ 2,788 Concordia Charter School Inc 146 $ 2,786 Imagine Prep Surprise 248 $ 2,784 BASIS Phoenix 725 $ 2,747 E-Institute Charter Schools, Inc 800 $ 2,715 Pima County 106 $ 2,704 Genesis Academy 151 $ 2,692 BASIS Chandler 731 $ 2,681 The FARM at Mission Montessori 32 $ 2,680 Imagine Tempe 280 $ 2,659 Pace Preparatory Academy, Inc. 95 $ 2,607 Daisy Sonoran Davis Moth 193 $ 2,604 American Virtual Academy 3488 $ 2,595 Paramount Education Studies Inc 338 $ 2,586 Eagle South Mountain Charter, Inc. 127 $ 2,578 StarShine Academy 325 $ 2,576 Keystone Montessori Charter School, Inc. 228 $ 2,558 BASIS Peoria 746 $ 2,549 BASIS Prescott 369 $ 2,537 Many small charters have low administrative costs Sixteen of the 30 charters with the lowest administrative have less than 400 pucosts Sixteen of the 30 charters with the lowest administrative have less than 400 pupils.

Table 2 Charters with Lowest Administrative Costs Per pupil Charter Enrollment Administration / Pupil Flagstaff Montessori, LLC 257 $ 0 Premier Charter High School 3,217 $ 128 Ed Ahead, Inc. 82 $ 240 Noah Web Pima 281 $ 286 The Odyssey Preparatory Academy, Inc. 2,641 $ 319 Akimel O'Otham Pee Posh Charter School 181 $ 330 James Madison Preparatory School 184 $ 373 Educational Impact, Inc. 201 $ 393 EDUPRIZE SCHOOLS LLC 3,630 $ 417 Hillcrest Academy 106 $ 432 Montessori Education Centre — Charter School 462 $ 436 El Centro for the Study of Primary and Secondary Education, Inc. 63 $ 537 CAFA, Inc., dba Learning Foundation Performing Arts Alta Mesa 252 $ 538 Friendly House Inc. 397 $ 550 Self Development Charter School 461 $ 555 Carden of Tucson, Inc 129 $ 557 Global Renaissance Academy of Distinguished Education 93 $ 563 Satori, Inc. 169 $ 605 Ridgeline Academy 609 $ 633 Happy Valley School Inc. 464 $ 670 Empower College Prep 377 $ 680 CAFA, Inc. 214 $ 682 Heritage Academy, Inc. 650 $ 691 P.L.C. CHARTER SCHOOLS 1.134 $ 711 Benchmark School, Inc. 417 $ 736 Horizon Community Learning Center 799 $ 753 American Basic School 880 $ 758 Pioneer Preparatory School Challenge Foundation 628 $ 769 East Valley Academy 23 $ 776 Benjamin Franklin Charter School 2,850 pupil Charter Enrollment Administration / Pupil Flagstaff Montessori, LLC 257 $ 0 Premier Charter High School 3,217 $ 128 Ed Ahead, Inc. 82 $ 240 Noah Web Pima 281 $ 286 The Odyssey Preparatory Academy, Inc. 2,641 $ 319 Akimel O'Otham Pee Posh Charter School 181 $ 330 James Madison Preparatory School 184 $ 373 Educational Impact, Inc. 201 $ 393 EDUPRIZE SCHOOLS LLC 3,630 $ 417 Hillcrest Academy 106 $ 432 Montessori Education Centre — Charter School 462 $ 436 El Centro for the Study of Primary and Secondary Education, Inc. 63 $ 537 CAFA, Inc., dba Learning Foundation Performing Arts Alta Mesa 252 $ 538 Friendly House Inc. 397 $ 550 Self Development Charter School 461 $ 555 Carden of Tucson, Inc 129 $ 557 Global Renaissance Academy of Distinguished Education 93 $ 563 Satori, Inc. 169 $ 605 Ridgeline Academy 609 $ 633 Happy Valley School Inc. 464 $ 670 Empower College Prep 377 $ 680 CAFA, Inc. 214 $ 682 Heritage Academy, Inc. 650 $ 691 P.L.C. CHARTER SCHOOLS 1.134 $ 711 Benchmark School, Inc. 417 $ 736 Horizon Community Learning Center 799 $ 753 American Basic School 880 $ 758 Pioneer Preparatory School Challenge Foundation 628 $ 769 East Valley Academy 23 $ 776 Benjamin Franklin Charter School 2,850 Pupil Flagstaff Montessori, LLC 257 $ 0 Premier Charter High School 3,217 $ 128 Ed Ahead, Inc. 82 $ 240 Noah Web Pima 281 $ 286 The Odyssey Preparatory Academy, Inc. 2,641 $ 319 Akimel O'Otham Pee Posh Charter School 181 $ 330 James Madison Preparatory School 184 $ 373 Educational Impact, Inc. 201 $ 393 EDUPRIZE SCHOOLS LLC 3,630 $ 417 Hillcrest Academy 106 $ 432 Montessori Education Centre — Charter School 462 $ 436 El Centro for the Study of Primary and Secondary Education, Inc. 63 $ 537 CAFA, Inc., dba Learning Foundation Performing Arts Alta Mesa 252 $ 538 Friendly House Inc. 397 $ 550 Self Development Charter School 461 $ 555 Carden of Tucson, Inc 129 $ 557 Global Renaissance Academy of Distinguished Education 93 $ 563 Satori, Inc. 169 $ 605 Ridgeline Academy 609 $ 633 Happy Valley School Inc. 464 $ 670 Empower College Prep 377 $ 680 CAFA, Inc. 214 $ 682 Heritage Academy, Inc. 650 $ 691 P.L.C. CHARTER SCHOOLS 1.134 $ 711 Benchmark School, Inc. 417 $ 736 Horizon Community Learning Center 799 $ 753 American Basic School 880 $ 758 Pioneer Preparatory School Challenge Foundation 628 $ 769 East Valley Academy 23 $ 776 Benjamin Franklin Charter School 2,850 $ 781