Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Residents in Warren County Pennsylvania continue to fight over organization of school district


It's current estimated population of 37,572 is down 21% from its peak of 47,682 in 1970.

Source:  Wikipedia

Warren Times-Observer, 5/8/2024
He said that central office spending is just 3.24% of the district’s budget and pointed out that the district spends three times that much on bond and interest payments from recent building renovations. 
“We’re building heavy,” he said. “So what is the issue? The district has $83 million in debt that won’t reduce until 2028. What’s the cost per student to have 130 students in a multi-million dollar building? That cost is astronomical but we don’t worry about that.” 
“We’ve got this fascination with bricks and mortar,” he said. “Nobody wants to stand up here… Save Our Schools, 2 Schools 1 Fight, and say ‘Yes, we are the reason the district is in debt as deeply as it is.’ 
“Warren County is aging,” he said, with high poverty and high fixed incomes rates. “We ignore that because we want mascots. We need two schools at most. One most likely,” arguing that a consolidated school would still not be large.  [emphasis added]

Demographics
% of population 65 and older:
  • 24.9% - Warren County
  • 19.6% - Pennsylvania
  • 17.3% - U.S.
Median household income:
  • $57,925 - Warren County
  • $73,170- Pennsylvania
  • $75,149 - U.S. 
% of population living in poverty:
  • 13.5% - Warren County
  • 11.8% - Pennsylvania
  • 11.5% - U.S. 
% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:
  • 19.0% - Warren County
  • 33.8% - Pennsylvania
  • 34.3% - U.S.

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