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Increase in Pr. Wm. School Funding Would Mean Cuts in County Services

Prince William County School Board Chairman Milton Johns. [Photo: Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]
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By URIAH KISER

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. – In the nation's seventh wealthiest county Tuesday night, officials from county government and schools went back and forth over how much money to invest into education.

Prince William County lags behind others in the Washington, D.C.region, spending about $10,000 per student in it's public school system. Neighboring Loudoun County spends about $1,400 more per student, and Arlington County spends $18,000 per student, according to information presented by Prince William County School Board Chairman Milton C. Johns.

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