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by Hermitian909
998 days ago
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> US spending per student is among the highest in the world by a large margin It is high, but not exceptionally high[0]. It is then worth remembering that the US overcounts spending on primary and secondary education relative to peer countries because we lack most of the social welfare programs that exist in peer countries and effectively funnel welfare services through the education budget. As an example, if you have a severely emotionally disturbed child the school district might spend ~$100,000 a year to house the student elsewhere[1]. In Norway, this problem would be budgeted under social services, rather than education. Numbers are further inflated by increased cost of living relative to most peer countries[2]. This is effectively a dead-weight cost for which we receive no additional benefit. Since Labor is the biggest cost for schools it greatly impacts cost of education. [0] https://www.statista.com/statistics/238733/expenditure-on-ed... [1] https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4110#:~:text=Special%.... [2] https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/most-expe... |
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