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The city Department of Education will spend a staggering $42,168 per student this school year, budget experts project, even as enrollment declines and student achievement stalls. The record sum is nearly $2,000 per student more than the DOE spent last year, according to the nonprofit think tank Citizens Budget Commission. Students report to class Sept. 4. The stunning figure is 36% more than the $31,119 the city spent per pupil just five years ago. In calculating spending per student, the CBC factors in overall costs for food, transportation, school support services, central administration, pensions, benefits and debt service. Per-pupil costs…

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