"$9,508 per pupil?
That's considerably more than it costs for a quality private education here.
Actually, it's WAY more."
I can tell you from personal experience that most of that money never gets within a mile of the classroom.
Are you talking about a Christian school or a secular school? Religious schools have alternative sources of funding that lower costs for parents. It can be supplied by the church or paid for by teachers who've taken a vow of poverty.