Math correction for Al Campbell's column: The estimated cost of

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Middle Township - Math correction for Al Campbell's column: The estimated cost of educating 32 additional Middle Twp. children is not 32 times, say, the state average of $18,800. That's because most educational costs are fixed or spread out over groups of students. Unless adding 32 more students results in building a new school building or hiring a dozen new teachers, the cost won't be anywhere near $601,600. Given that 32 students represents an increase of only 1.3 percent over October 2014 enrollment, I expect the actual financial effect on taxpayers of adding 32 kids to be effectively $0 per household.

Print Publication Date: 
8/12/2015