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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Town run schools—that’s one difference. Less diffuse. Parents feel more in control.[/quote]

Exactly. That’s why ALL the school systems here have issues: they are all county-led. [/quote]

UNMANAGEABLE SIZE, TOO DISPARATE:
Too large of county:
500 square mile county, 5 different weather zones
1,000,000 people in county: 20% Hispanic, 45% white, 20% black, 16% Asian
$2.3B budget ($1.5B is MCPS)

Too large of county school district:
200+ schools (25 are 2000+ student HS)
161,000 students:30% Hispanic, 29% white, 21% black, 14% Asian
25,000+ MCPS employees (half of which are teachers)
$2.52B budget (2018) (67% salaries, 28% pension/retiree/HC benefits)
Grade 2 Literacy tests: Asians 87%, white 88%, hispanic 62%, black 71% literate
Grade 5 Literacy tests: A 91%, W 92%, H 64%, B 72%
Grade 8 Literacy tests: A 92%, W 92%, H 60%, B 71%
Grade 11 Literacy tests: A 95%, W 94%, H 72%, B 79%

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/annualreport/2017/#section6

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