( KRON )—The East Side Union High School District in San Jose, self-described as having one of the lowest levels of funding in the nation, believes that inequality in school funding puts its students at a competitive disadvantage to their county peers.
“ESUHSD receives nearly half of the funding that many of our county peers to provide the same exceptional, well-rounded educational experience to our high school students,” the school district said in a statement.
To take matters into their own hands, East San Jose school district officials are proposing Measure N, a parcel tax that could fund the district’s 14 schools with about $6.4 million annually over the next five years.
“ESUHSD receives $14,927 from the state funding formula (LCFF), while other districts in our own county receive almost two times as much from the same state funding formula. Our district is seeking additional sources of funding and revenue to fill in the gaps,” school district officials wrote.
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