BCC at the bottom of per-pupil spending among MCPS HSs

[Anonymous]

Interesting data:
https://moderatelymoco.com/mcps-per-pupil-expenditure-by-each-high-school-2020-2022/

Why such a great discrepancy in MCPS per-pupil spending and why is BCC getting the short end of the stick?

[Anonymous]

Probably less iep and low income kids.

[Anonymous]

It's almost exactly a measure of poverty.

I'm so, so sorry that you and your neighbors as are too rich to get a smidge of educational aid.

[Anonymous]

It is actually pretty simple. The amount of funding per student provided by the state of Maryland is based on a formula that looks at things like special needs, poverty and ELS —- https://marylandpublicschools.org/stateboard/Documents/2023/0328/FY24ProposedEducationFunding-FY24BudgetBill.pdf. The money Maryland provides must be used as allocated.

Schools that house more students with special needs, in poverty or needing ELS services get more more funding from the state of Maryland since the school will need to spend more money on services.

Money from the county is also distributed based on formulas but that has more to do with student enrollment numbers.

I don’t trust MCPS but spend per student is very regulated. BCC has a low spend per student since they have a low number of students who are Special Ed, Farms or ELS.

[Anonymous]

Well, OP, don't you look like a moron.

[Anonymous]

And those kids who taxpayers are paying $18k+? Half of them are bringing drugs to school, getting suspended every other week, causing fights, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Well, OP, don't you look like a moron.

I was asking a question. Why do you think I look like a moron? Are questions not allowed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Well, OP, don't you look like a moron.

I was asking a question. Why do you think I look like a moron? Are questions not allowed?

I thought OP's question was perfectly appropriate. -NP

[Anonymous]

But Whitman has less Poor/FARMS. Why are they getting more per pupil?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But Whitman has less Poor/FARMS. Why are they getting more per pupil?

It’s probably iep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But Whitman has less Poor/FARMS. Why are they getting more per pupil?

It’s probably iep.

What is iep and how does it translate to $$$?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And those kids who taxpayers are paying $18k+? Half of them are bringing drugs to school, getting suspended every other week, causing fights, etc.

Can you still get suspended?

[Anonymous]

Whitman has a strong and good sized LFI program for kids with special needs. I know that BCC does not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whitman has a strong and good sized LFI program for kids with special needs. I know that BCC does not.

Whitman also has an SESES program, with higher than average teacher to pupil ratios.

I think folks have to realize that that these numbers are an average, and some kids are actually very expensive to educate. Your average kid at Whitman benefits much more from the wealthy parent community and the benefits being pushed in by various booster clubs than they benefit from the higher per pupil spending.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Probably less iep and low income kids.

Then why are Whitman and Churchill at the top? They have like 0 poverty.