So, the ratio of students to teachers and support staff is 12 to one. I doubt very much that the student teacher ratio is much less than 24 to one. In other words, in Chicago the public schools probably employ close to one “support staff” for every teacher. And therein lies one of the problems facing public education in this country. As with many other functions that have been assumed by government, it has become massively inefficient.
-— In other words, in Chicago the public schools probably employ close to one “support staff” for every teacher ——
I used to head a school choice advocacy group, so I have a lot of stats rattling around,in my head.
One memorable stat: The number of administrators in the Washington D.C. govt schools is 100 times greater than in the D.C. parochial schools (measured per pupil).
And get this. The average cost per pupil in most cities is $15-20k per year.
If I gave you $400k to educate 20 kids next year, do you think you could outperform these hard working teachers?