Poway Unified 95 percent ($7216)
Carlsbad Unified 92.4 percent ($7927)
Coronado Unified 92.7 percent ($8497)
San Dieguito Union 94.4 percent ($8108)
Valley Center-Pauma Unified 90.6 percent ($8850)
Sweetwater Unified 77.6 percent ($8612)
San Diego Unified 74.9 percent ($9855)
it is almost inversely proportional! As spending per student goes up, the graduation rate decrease![/quote]
That’s probably because the lower performing schools tend to have more high-needs students than the higher performing schools. They get special funding for students who are below a certain income level, etc.
The demographic information would probably paint a very clear picture, explaining both the low dropout rate and lower costs for the first few districts mentioned.
