Private and Home Schooling Isn't Necessarily Better than Public Schooling (rant)

[moriah]

13. Actually, I miscalculated.

I realized I might have misstated last night after I went to bed, but the most expensive books for any class are $200.... and that's once a year, where the tuition for the same class is $500 (2 0.5 units at $250). The books are separate from the tuition, but I'm sure it's possible to find the same books used like you can for college. There may be additional fees for proctored exams, but those aren't paid to the school. And I miscalculated the value of each semester to their degree. Bad me. By half. It said 20 units were required, and I thought it sounded a bit off, but...

Still, five full units a year is $2500. Add in another $1000 a year for books, and $3500 a year compared to $6000 is still a huge savings over what your state is paying for virtual students.

Edit to add: I wonder if the cost for your state is including the start-up costs to develop curriculum. UNL's been doing their International Study High School for well over a decade.