The last comment seems to imply that Arizona saves money when kids switch back to public school. Is this correct?
North: based on the average scholarship amount and the number that the state itself reports as the total cost to state, county, and local taxpayers per student in the public schools, it's a one to four ratio. If one kid out of every four that receives a scholarship in Arizona, were to switch back to the public schools (just one kid) then the program would basically be saving money
The way the question and response were worded was confusing. I think he means: If the tax-credit students who are now in private schools would be there anyway, tuition tax credit or not, then the state is losing money from the credit, because the state is giving them money to go to the private school that they would have paid their own money to go to, anyway. But if at least 1 of 4 in private school are there because of the credit, the state saves money.
The last comment seems to imply that Arizona saves money when kids switch back to public school. Is this correct?
North: based on the average scholarship amount and the number that the state itself reports as the total cost to state, county, and local taxpayers per student in the public schools, it's a one to four ratio. If one kid out of every four that receives a scholarship in Arizona, were to switch back to the public schools (just one kid) then the program would basically be saving money
chaschl 1 year ago
@chaschl
The way the question and response were worded was confusing. I think he means: If the tax-credit students who are now in private schools would be there anyway, tuition tax credit or not, then the state is losing money from the credit, because the state is giving them money to go to the private school that they would have paid their own money to go to, anyway. But if at least 1 of 4 in private school are there because of the credit, the state saves money.
mdecious 4 months ago