BC Independent Schools Save Gov’t $51M per Year: Report

BC Independent Schools Save Gov’t $51M per Year: Report
School children in a classroom, in a file photo on Nov. 27, 2019. Danny Lawson/PA Wire
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Independent schools in British Columbia save taxpayers at least $51 million each year, according to estimates from a newly released report.

The Fraser Institute report notes that it costs the government an average of $14,601 per student to attend public school, while the average per-student cost to attend an independent school was $8,685.