Phil Scott: “We have fewer than 83,000 pre K through 12 students.”

“… whether it's the property tax, income tax or some other creative combination is still going to hurt. Keep in mind the education fund is now more than $2.1 billion with We have fewer than 83,000 pre K through 12 students. are spending about $25,000 a year, pursuit among the very highest in the country. And that might be okay with me if we were leading in student performance in several areas.” (30:12–30:23)

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