https://www.baltimorecityschools.org/setting-the-record-straight https://www.baltimorecityschools.org/setting-the-record-stra... under "March 9, 2021"/"We do no

https://www.baltimorecityschools.org/setting-the-record-straight https://www.baltimorecityschools.org/setting-the-record-stra... under "March 9, 2021"/"We do not have the 4th highest per pupil spending in the US" points out: > There are more than 13,000 school districts in the nation; Baltimore ranks at about 2,400 in per-pupil spending in the overall group. ... > Baltimore’s spending is comparable to other Maryland districts but falls short of adequacy when factoring in the composition of the district’s student population ... > o Baltimore has the highest concentrations of students in poverty and the highest percentage of students with disabilities in the state. > o By the state’s own analysis, City Schools should have received $290 million more each year under the current formula. > o A state-commissioned report indicates the district needs $358 million more to ensure adequacy for the city’s students. On average, disabled students cost more to educate than non-disabled. Without knowing the distribution of students types in Baltimore City vs. private schools, a simple head-to-head comparison is meaningless. Finally, you didn't give a simple head-to-head comparison. You compared costs for the public school (funding / number of students) with tuition (funding by students). Private schools may also receive funding through other means, eg, state-funded scholarships, or subsidized use of public resources like land and buildings.