Canton Observer for September 29, 1988 - Canton Public Library

12A* Q&E Thurso ay. September 29. 19B8
Survey reveals school spending differences
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tioo of the state aid we're due."
• Redford Union ranked 112th in
the state in overall per student
spending, with $3,688 per student,
but ranked 11th statewide in vocational/special
education, spending
$606 per student.
The lower ranking on dverall per
student spending wasn't a*particular
concern, Redford Union Superintendent
of Schools Kenneth Erickson
said.
"We know we've traditionally
spent $200-250 less per student than
other districts in Wayne County. But
we know we don't have the money
other districts have," he said. "It
concerns us when we have to buy
furniture, materials and text books,
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The high ranking for special education,
Wilmot said, includes the
center for autistic children Garden
City operates on the county's behalf.
. "That's about seven times as expensive
as other classroom programs,"
he said.
• Plymouth-Canton ranked lowest
among area schook in overall
spending per student. The district
ranked 174th in the state, spending
$3,363 per student.
"IT'S GOING even lower," Plymouth-Canton
associate superintendent
Raymond Hoedel said. "We have
a problem in that we're going out of
(state aid) formula, yet we're also
required to make Headlee rollbacks."
The district lost $1 million in state
aid this year, Hoedel said, with
greater losses expected next year. . f
• Wayne-Westland ranked either
third or fourth among area districts
in each category. Its $3,962 overall
per student spending ranked 74th in
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"We know we're below the average
for Wayne County (in per pupil
spending) but we also know our residents
have supported schools to the
utmost," Wayne-Westland Superintendent
Dennis O'Neill said.
Wayne-Westland's tax rate is the
highest among local districts "It
only points out the inequities in funding
if you look at what a Bloomfield
Hills is spending," O'Neill said. "Yet,
we're a heck of a lot better than
some other districts."
The district's vocational education
spending is well above average.
O'Neill said, because the district operates
the William D. Ford Vocational-Technical
Center and actively
pursues vocational education grants.
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