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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm pretty sure that you can find out if Montessori is more expensive by looking at the budget:

https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/FY-2020-School-Board-Adopted-Budget-Book_Final-for-Web.pdf

I think school budgets start in the mid-100s but not sure.
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its kind of challenging to make those comparisons and make sure you are comparing apples to apples.  e.g. the budget numbers themselves are not meaningful b/c that reflects longivity of teachers/ principals and how long they have been in the system.
The FTE numbers demonstrate differences between the schools- but based on a lot of different things.  For example, Randolph has 470 students and Montessori 502- so you might say their FTE costs should be similar.  Randolph is 77.6 FTE and Montessori is 65 FTE.  However- then you have to notice that Randoph has about 12.5 FTE in special education and 6.1 for English Learners- Randolph has a full FTE as a bilingual family liaison, whereas Montessori has .2 FTE as a liaison. Those differences don't reflect differences in teaching methods, they reflect different student populations.[/quote]

So glad to see there are knowledgeable parents on here after all.
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