mdpaoli

mdpaoli t1_j4nom0c wrote

The number I quoted was the average expenditure per pupil by the Chester Upland School District. The numbers came directly from the state Department of Education.

Yes, Chester Upland schools are CHRONICALLY underfunded at the local level, but the gap in funding is made-up by the state. So much so that the spending per pupil in Chester-Upland is on par with other school districts in Delaware County.

I have family from Chester and it’s tragic what has happened to the city since so much of the industrial base and jobs left.

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mdpaoli t1_j4nlj7i wrote

Yes there are still some factories operating in Chester, but they are a fraction of what once was there. The shipyard once employed 35,000+ people. The shipyard and many other large employers left following the Industrial Revolution. When those employers left, a lot of Chester’s population left too.

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mdpaoli t1_j4n7vpq wrote

Chester-Upland spends about $21,445 per pupil per year. That’s a higher per pupil spending amount than Haverford School District, Springfield School District, and several other school districts in Delaware County.

Here’s the data:

https://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/Teachers-Administrators/School%20Finances/Finances/Summary%20of%20AFR%20Data/AFR%20Data%20Summary%20Level/Finances%20AFR%20Expenditures%202020-2021.xlsx

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