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Francisco's statement, "...with voucher enrollment growing dramatically, it’s worth considering how long the public school system can remain in place," is an extreme exaggeration. Only 2.6% of students in Indiana receive a school voucher. 

The Journal Gazette's chart fails to provide all the information. See below: 

Voucher payments

 Four of the five largest distributions of taxpayer-funded voucher payments went to Fort Wayne schools

1. Scecina Memorial High School (Indianapolis): $1.55 million

2. Bishop Dwenger High School: $1.55 million

3. Bishop Luers High School: $1.53 million

4. Concordia Lutheran High School:$1.36 million

5. Saint Charles Borromeo School:$1.32 million

Here's what the Journal Gazette fails to include: 

(Side note: Each one of these voucher schools are 'A' schools)

A school voucher will always cost the state less than educating the same child in a traditional public school

1. Scecina Memorial High School (Indianapolis): $1.55 million
Cost if same students had attended their traditional public school: $1.72M

2. Bishop Dwenger High School: $1.55 million
Cost if same students had attended their traditional public school: $2.14M

3. Bishop Luers High School: $1.53 million
Cost if same students had attended their traditional public school: $1.74M

4. Concordia Lutheran High School:$1.36 million
Cost if same students had attended their traditional public school: $1.82M

5. Saint Charles Borromeo School:$1.32 million
Cost if same students had attended their traditional public school: $2.26M

(Source: Legislative Services Agency's 2/15/15 school funding run)

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