KC School District Seeks… More Money

Buried at the bottom of an editorial on the Kansas School Board last week was this nugget:

The superintendent said the district plans to seek either a bond or levy increase from voters. The last one approved by voters was in 1969. But a lot of work must be done before a request like that goes before voters.

The Kansas City School District spend approximately $15,640 each yer per student.  $15,640.  And yet the superintendent of the schools think they need to ask voters for more.  This per pupil expenditure is almost as much as the tuition of Kansas City’s most obnoxiously priced private school–$16,630. (I am sure Pembroke Hill would be willing to offer a volume discount.) Heck, in-state tuition, room/board, books and ‘personal expenses’ at Mizzou is only $21,280 per student.

We humbly suggest the the problem with the Kansas City School District has nothing to do with the taxpayers’ failure to contribute a reasonable amount.

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