Public Funds Pay for Private School Busing ; Taxpayers Pick Up Quietly Hidden Costs

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You won't see it listed on your property tax bill.

You're unlikely to even hear it mentioned in meetings on your school district's budget.

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Public Funds Pay for Private School Busing ; Taxpayers Pick Up Quietly Hidden Costs

But nearly half of the North Jersey school districts that are required to provide busing actually transport more private school students than public.

And local property tax payers are footing an increasing share of that bill.

Overall, New Jersey taxpayers give about $160 million to private schools for everything from new technology to books. The biggest chunk of that money by far is the approximately $60 million annual cost for busing tens of thousa...

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