Twenty of 107 school choice districts are in one New Jersey county
Published: Monday, September 24, 2012, 11:06 PM
By Renée Kiriluk-Hill/Hunterdon Democrat
Nearly 20% of the 107 New Jersey districts accepting applications from out-of-district students under the school choice program are in Hunterdon County. They range from the state’s smallest elementary school, Stockton, to the county’s largest school, Hunterdon Central High.
Under the program, first piloted in 2000 and opened up when Gov. Chris Christie two years ago signed into law the Interdistrict School Choice Program, the state pays each choice student’s tuition and that child’s home district pays or provides transportation valued up to $884, within 20 miles of a student’s home. Beyond that a parent is responsible for transportation.
In 2010 there were 15 schools statewide in the program. The following year there were 2,131 students enrolled in 71 choice districts. This year the number of districts only increased by two but enrollment jumped to 3,356 and Christie sought an additional $14.2 million to support program.
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