“A lot of parents who work in businesses, say restaurants and shops at the end of the island, want their children to go to school where they’re working.” “We’re way down the barrier island,” she said. Even small districts like Beach Haven School are affected, said the school's superintendent, EvaMarie Raleigh. This "boundary hopping" happens in both large and small communities. “Taxpayers want to make sure that they’re paying for kids who live in their town and they’re not subsidizing kids who live in another town,” he said.
Parents who fake their addresses can cost school districts tens of thousands of dollars while not contributing to local school taxes. As class sizes in public schools rise and schools struggle to control costs, Mesis expects that more districts will work harder to root out students who fake residency. Last year, taxpayers spent more than $19,000 to educate the average public school student in New Jersey, and most of those costs were borne through local property taxes.
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