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RELATED: Which Houston-area school districts have the most students living below the poverty line? That extra spending can go to student support programs, lunch assistance, counseling and courses for English as a second language. "All of these reasons and others can result in ISDs spending more for education of students."įor example, Austin ISD, the state's top per-pupil spender, serves a community where 60 percent of enrolled children are economically disadvantaged. "One of the main reasons is you may have more students in need of increased services – low income, limited English proficiency, homeless," said DeEtta Culbertson, spokeswoman for the Texas Education Agency. In fact, an analysis of the Census numbers shows many of the Texas districts spending the most per student are not in affluent areas, and few are top-performers. RELATED: Big spending may not spell school success in Houston
Classes will resume on Monday, March 20th. Friday, March 10th, is a student holiday/teacher planning day. But per-pupil spending isn't a good indicator of forecast student success or education quality, the Chronicle has reported. will be closed for Spring Break on March 13th-17th. The Lone Star State, however, spends less per student than most states-$8,299 (the national average is $10,700).
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