Like military bases. these prolects pay no taxes for the support of schools. and the small payments made in lieu of taxes by housing authorities average only $11.61 per child. a small fraction of the cost of education. Moreover. public housing has contributed to attracting the rural poor to cities large and small. Surveys have revealed that school enrollment in some areas doubled because of immigration resulting from the construction of public housing. Children from nonpublic housing In the school district suffer from this impact as well. Many attend the same crowded and financially pressed schools as public housing students.
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