Chart Talk: Chapter 70 by the Numbers
A five-town comparison of Chapter 70 funding considers real estate values and median household income.
This information was submitted by David Whelan of Swampscott.
For those interested in how Swampscott compares to other communities in it's quest for apter 70 equity, consider the data included in the comparison.
| DESE FY'11 Per Pupil | FY' 13 ch 70 (Gov's Budget) | Real Estate Values | Median Household Inc | Ch 70 Rank | |||||
| vs Swmp. | vs Swmp. | vs Swmp. | vs Swmp. | Low=1, Hi=5 | |||||
| Marblehead | 12,235 | -3% | 1,414 | 18% | 463,700 | 38% | 73,968 | 4% | 3 |
| Newton | 16,392 | 30% | 1,331 | 11% | 678,400 | 102% | 86,052 | 21% | 2 |
| Wellesley | 15,421 | 22% | 1,440 | 20% | 841,600 | 150% | 113,686 | 60% | 4 |
| Needham | 13,602 | 8% | 1,463 | 22% | 615,000 | 83% | 88,079 | 24% | 5 |
| Swampscott | 12,592 | 0% | 1,200 | 0% | 336,300 | 0% | 71,089 | 0% | 1 |
| Average: | 14,048 | 1,370 | 587,000 | 86,575 | |||||
| Max: | 16,392 | 1,463 | 841,600 | 113,686 | |||||
| Data Source | Source-DESE | Deval Patrick's | Source-Zillow.com | Source-Zillow.com | |||||
| Mhead-FY'10 | FY 13 Budget | ||||||||
| Data collected by: David Whelan, Feb. 9, 2012, Marblehead-FY 11 per pupil data not available on DESE website | |||||||||
George Potts (speaking as a private citizen, not a member of the Swampscott Planning Board)
7:36 am on Friday, February 17, 2012
That's what happens when one of your citizens dares to run against the standing governor.