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[quote=Anonymous]This data is a little old, but it's showing that local taxes cover only 18% of Wise County Schools and the per student cost is $11,514. Local taxes cover 26% of Fairfax County schools and the per student cost is $17,609. Average state spending is $14,500. Seems to me the costs are in line with other school districts in the state. Wise is slightly less per pupil than the average and Fairfax County is slightly more. Perhaps Fairfax County is spending an extra $300 per student that they would need to show actually improves test scores for their population but generally if Wise is $3000 less than the average and Fairfax is $3100 above the average, that seems to be more of a cost-of-living issue than extra spending per student. Maybe Fairfax County also has a higher percentage of kids with high needs that Wise with 92% White population does not. Wise is still a good school system, but they are very different.

https://schoolquality.virginia.gov/divisions/wise-county-public-schools#desktopTabs-5
https://schoolquality.virginia.gov/divisions/fairfax-county-public-schools#desktopTabs-5[/quote]

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