Kiryat Arba School Leads Nation in Ministry of Education Funding Per Student
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
The Ministry of Education's budget for the 2024-2025 school year shows preferential funding for settlement schools, with Kiryat Arba high school students receiving 87% above the national average. This investment surpasses that of central and northern Israeli communities. The data highlights a continued budgetary priority for settlement education.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Kiryat Arba students received 87% more funding than the national average.
- Ministry of Education data shows budgetary preference for settlement schools.
- State-religious education system also received preferential funding.
- Kiryat Arba's per-student investment ranked first among high schools.
- Northern communities on the front lines received less funding than Kiryat Arba.
Data released by the Ministry of Education for the 2024-2025 school year reveals a budgetary preference for schools in West Bank settlements and the state-religious education system. Specifically, high school students in Kiryat Arba received 87% more funding than the national average. This indicates that the Ministry of Education continued its policy in 2025 of prioritizing settlement education over schools within the Green Line. Kiryat Arba's investment per student ranked first among high schools, surpassing even communities in central Israel and the northern region, which have been on the front lines since the start of the war three years ago. The data was published on Wednesday.
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