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Cyber Schools: 1% of Education Spending
In 2010-11, public cyber schools cost $319 million out of $25 billion on PreK-12 spending—just 1% of Pennsylvania’s total public education spending.
| Cyber vs. School District Spending, 2010-11 | ||
| Total | Per-Student | |
| School Districts | $25,095,498,696 | $14,167 |
| Cyber Schools | $319,475,044 | $11,501 |
| Cyber spending as % of school district spending | 1% | 81% |
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, “Expenditure Data for All LEAs,” 2010-11, Click here to view or download the AFR Summary-Level Data report. Total 2010-11 cyber enrollment was 27,779. |
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For more facts on cyber school funding, see Commonwealth Foundation’s latest Policy Memo, and visit Cyber Schools Save to see the success stories of real Pennsylvania cyber students.