[P-Marlowe]

I think it might come down to the fact that if suddenly 166,000 homeschooled kids suddenly enrolled in public school the state would immediately go bankrupt.

166,000 children at an average cost of $8000 per year would cost the state 1.3 billion dollars per year.

[wintertime]

166,000 children at an average cost of $8000 per year would cost the state 1.3 billion dollars per year.
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166,000 homeschoolers is likely a gross under count. It is probably more than twice that number.

Also, it likely costs twice the actual stated amount to educate a government schooled child.

If California is like my state, they conveniently leave out the bonds to built mulit-million dollar schools. Teachers pensions and retire health benefits are not included because once they are retired they simple leave the government school expense rolls and move over to the “retired government employees” column. Also, the schools in my state use many county and state services for no-charge that private schools must pay cash for. What an accounting racket!

So,...It isn't 1.3 billion. It is more like $5.2 BILLION! That's my guess!

[wintertime]

Teachers pensions and retire health benefits are not included because once they are retired they simple leave the government school expense rolls and move over to the “retired government employees” column.

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That should read: “retirement and health” benefits; “simply “

( I really should take more care with proof reading.)