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Select Board reviews per‑pupil cost analysis as town considers options regarding Five Town CSD
Summary
Select Board member Crystal Robinson presented a per‑pupil cost comparison showing Hope’s estimated cost to send students to the Five Town CSD is about $14,080.88 versus roughly $14,000 in towns without a high school, a difference of about $80.88 per student; she raised school‑choice and affordability concerns.
Select Board member Crystal Robinson presented a per‑pupil cost comparison related to Hope’s participation in the Five Town CSD. Robinson reported Hope’s estimated per‑pupil cost is approximately $14,080.88, compared with about $14,000 in towns that do not operate a high school — a difference she calculated at roughly $80.88 per student.
Robinson said the figures suggest that small private high schools would be unable to match the breadth of offerings available in district high schools and that complying with state regulations would be prohibitively expensive for small private schools. The board discussed the cost comparison as a basis for talking about whether withdrawal could generate municipal savings, but no motion to withdraw or directive to staff was recorded in the minutes.
