This headline about sums it up;
DC Schools: $29,349 Per Pupil, 83 Percent Not Proficient in Reading
This should be “Nuff said,” but it gets more sickening when you read how the money is spent and the results they get;
“According to the latest data from National Center for Education Statistics, but in 2013 fully 83 percent of the eighth graders in these schools were not “proficient” in reading and 81 percent were not “proficient” in math.”
“How did the D.C. public schools spend $28,403 per student? Among other things, they spent $10,584 per pupil on “instruction,” which “encompasses all activities dealing directly with the interaction between teachers and students.”  Then they spent $5,487 on “capital outlays,” which includes “the acquisition of land and buildings; building construction, remodeling,” etc.  Then they spent $2,321 on “operation and maintenance,” which includes “salary, benefits, supplies, and contractual fees for supervision of operations and maintenance,” etc.  Then they spent $2,124 on “interest on school debt.”  Then they spent $1,613 on “instructional staff,” $1,546 on “school administration,” $1,404 on “student transportation,” $1,208 on “student support,” $866 on “general administration,” $761 on “food services,” $450 on “other support services.”
So the next time you here a politician or liberal lament that they want to fully fund education…slap him/her!
