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Citizens for Limited Taxation |
This MCAS comparison was compiled by Enzo F. Rotatori. It seems that the more our schools spends, the worse we get. The large number of non-english speaking students will be used as an excuse for poor performance. |
MCAS Comparison [ 05/27/2002 ] | |||||
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Town | 2003 % passing | Cost per pupil | Delta | State Rank | % Non English |
Ashland | 92 | $7,829 | ($966) | 52 | 11.2 |
Framingham | 81 | $8,795 | ----- | 143 | 29.2 |
Franklin | 93 | $6,827 | ($1,968) | 44 | 8.1 |
Holliston | 94 | $6,524 | ($2,271) | 33 | 6.4 |
Hopkinton | 94 | $6,256 | ($2,539) | 33 | 6.4 |
Natick | 87 | $8,266 | ($529) | 97 | 10.6 |
Shrewsbury | 93 | $5,919 | ($2,876) | 44 | 14 |
Southboro | 93 | $6,829 | ($1,966) | 12 | 7.9 |
Wayland | 98 | $8,132 | ($633) | 2 | 11.4 |
Westborough | 92 | $7,749 | ($1,046) | 52 | 17.3 |
Waltham | 69 | $10,048 | $1,253 | 191 | 26.5 |
Note: I generally dislike the idea of comparisons of our
governmental components. It allows one to say:
It's OK for me to be an idiot because my neighbor is an idiot. |
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