Cost is another major factor; though like per pupil costs, hard to generalize across states, due to differences in geography, cost-of-living costs, right-to-work vs. union states, etc.

One reason the district's per pupil costs are so high - close to $13,000 - is that as it has whittled down, the district has developed a senior staff.

This was 10% lower than the district's own per pupil cost.

Rochester Area School District per pupil administrative costs were $963.62 per pupil in 2008.

Total per pupil costs are among the lowest in Saratoga County and is governed by a nine-member Board of Education.

The current per pupil cost of education in in New Jersey is $9,410, the highest in the nation.

The K-12 general education (non-special education) per pupil cost in Nassau County is $9,000 and in Suffolk County is $7,600.

Tuition has risen, in Brooklyn's case to about $3,200, which is $700 short of actual per pupil costs.

Wilkinsburg Borough School District per pupil administrative costs were $1,107 per pupil, in 2008.

The lowest per pupil administrative costs were $398 per pupil at Greater Nanticoke Area School District.