HALIFAX-The article on the WSESU school budget failed to help educate anyone on the true cost of education that the taxpayers are expected to pay.
By failing to include the number of students this $66 million budget is intended for, and therefore the cost per student, how is anyone able to make sense of this large number and discuss it in any meaningful way? Perhaps compare it with other schools?
A quick Google search says 2,500 kids attend these schools for a cost of $26,400 per kid, nearly $150 per kid per school day.
Now a parent or student can ask: "Did I get $150 value today at school?"
Steve Morse
Halifax
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