Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
Perpetual funding for K-12 was provided through interest-bearing Trusts and an ongoing share of proceeds from fines like traffic tickets. Donations gladly accepted. We shouldn't be arguing today over how to pay for it.
If we eliminated compulsory attendance laws probably >80% of CCSD students wouldn't show up. <10% of those leftover would be severe poverty cases. ~6,000 kids, but probably a LOT LESS after you filter out illegals, mentally challenged, etc.
They represent CCSD's maximum, limited constitutional mission.
Right now CCSD spends >$10,000 per student (including debt service and PERS). Maybe only 20% of that is used for instruction. The rest is babysitting. Focusing on basic skills (instead of fluff) means that kids would only have to attend ~8 hrs/wk, 26 wk/yr. DONE by 8th grade.
Even at a rich funding level of $4,000 per student (~$20/hr, though we could probably get by on half that) CCSD's budget would be only $24M per year. Tops. A pretty manageable budget. Trust interest and fine revenues would cover much (if not all) of it. Close *hundreds* of schools. Layoff *thousands* of employees. Save BILLIONS. That's right.
It's anyone's guess how well a more focused CCSD would do those kids. I wouldn't be optimistic.
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