What money the district does spend seems to pay off.

During the 1991-92 school year, the district spent $9,380 per student.

The district now spends about $9,400 for each of its 2,438 students.

The district spends about 15 percent more than the state average of $8,571 a student each year.

Once they get the money, districts can spend it on anything.

The district now spends about $4,000 per student, below the national average.

Now, the poor districts spend about 84 percent, he said.

Last year, the district enrolled 2,550 students and spent $32 million on their education.

The district now spends $4,376 per student, below the national average of $5,240.

In the last two years, the District has spent $202,000 to pay for 756 abortions.