All Achievement First schools operate at a per-student cost equal to or less than their host public school districts.

In my school district, we have a new program called the International Baccalaureate Program for intellectually gifted students at a per-student cost of $21,766.

The supervisory union had the lowest equalized per-student cost among the 28 union school districts in the state - $9,061.

Students are now tested at least once a year, at an annual per-student cost of about $55, which has been added to De la Salle's tuition.

The per-student cost of special education is high.

After the 1997-98 school year the NSD closed due to diminishing enrollment and increasing per-student costs.

In 1968, the per-student cost of a room for one semester ranged from $200 to $265, depending on available amenities such as portholes and private shower.

A 3.5:1 student-teacher ratio should be the boast of any school, but it comes at a per-student cost of $25,000 a year.

But Garwood wants the district to remain intact, said Renee Howard, the superintendent of schools - and not just because its annual per-student costs are less than $8,000.

In spite of its local and regional popularity, the provincial government found the per-student cost too high and closed it in 1984.