Cincinnati Schools to Allow Out-of-District Students to Enroll in District Schools for Free
The Cincinnati school board approved an open-enrollment policy this week. The policy allows students who live outside the district’s borders to attend Cincinnati schools without paying tuition.
A majority of Ohio school districts currently have open enrollment policies. Schools receive state funding on a per pupil basis, so open enrollment means more revenue for schools that accept open-enrollment students. But it also means that open-enrollment students’ resident districts get less state funding.
- Source: Cincinnati
- Via: Cincinnati Enquirer
The district also loses state dollars because of its closed-border system. When a student transfers to a different district, $5,700 in state funding follows him. This year 372 students – and $2 million in state funding – left CPS for districts with open enrollment policies.
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