Truth Summary
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)
