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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I took a tour recently to woodmore and met the principal. I felt the principal seems to want the best for the children [b]with the little money pg county has for its schools[/b]. I enjoyed seeing some diversity and hope that it will continue. The school is very old. And to the other poster yes it looks like 6th grade will not be there. I am glad I took the tour and based on what I saw I would send my daughter and be a part of the parent organization to push for the best for students. Way to go woodmore elementary. Test scores overall look good based on other schools in the county as well.[/quote]

Just an aside (I'm glad you toured and are happy with the school) - [b]PG spends more per child than any surrounding county[/b].  Disturbing but true.[/quote]

Source of this statistic?   I think you have it exactly opposite.

[quote]Prince George's County has more schools than any of the other districts in the D.C. metro area, [b]and spends the fewest dollars per pupil ($10,408)[/b]. The discrepancy in dollars is even more striking when compared to its nearest neighbor, DCPS (which spends $15,743 per pupil), considering that the two districts have similar demographics. One major difference is scale. The 191 district schools in Prince George's County have an average enrollment of 628 students, while the 120 DCPS schools enroll an average of 365 pupils. Another key difference is revenue. Prince George's County simply receives less money per pupil, so it creates economies by having larger schools and one of the region's highest student-teacher ratios.[/quote]

As of October 2014

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/report-finds-wide-disparities-in-local-per-pupil-spending-dc-charters-spend-most/2014/10/14/f8b94b8c-53cd-11e4-ba4b-f6333e2c0453_story.html[/quote]

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