According to the recently released Comparative Spending Report from the New Jersey Department of Education, Ridgewood’s Cost Per Pupil ranks below the state average. Our CPP for 09/10 is $13,096. This ranks us as #49 in a low-to-high ranking of 105 K-12 districts with enrollment of 3,501 and up. (Last year, our ranking was #58, meaning our costs have risen less than other districts in that group.)
The highest spending district of comparable size is $18,882 in Pemberton Township. Do you think they get as high quality education in Pemberton Township as our children do in Ridgewood? Even with all that spending? I don’t think so.
FYI, the lowest spending district is Monroe Township at $10,132. The state average for districts of our size is $13,860.
The fact is: a Ridgewood education is a good value.
Please vote YES on April 20 so we can preserve -- and improve -- the efficiencies and the education we currently have.
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