Report: D.C. public schools get about $13k more per student than charters

By April Burbank

Published April 17, 2013 4:00am ET

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Report: D.C. public schools get about $13k more per student than charters — Examiner File A report released Wednesday shows that public schools in the District get close to $13,000 more per student than the city's charter schools. | Graeme Jennings

The District’s charter schools received about $13,000 less in funding per student in fiscal 2011 than traditional public schools, according to a reportreleased Wednesday bythe Walton Family Foundation.

The foundation is a philanthropic nonprofit that supports education reform and is a donor to DC Public Schools. In 2010, the organization was one of four donors that helped fund performance-based bonuses for teachers under a new contract.

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