Excerpt from a local media outlet on out-of-county transfer students in Wise County:

Franks said the intent is to go beyond the fiscal considerations immediately apparent in the tuition issue, and relate it to the true school facilities needs of Wise County.

"My request was to have the (schools) administration evaluate each community to see what effect that would have on each community if we charge tuition, and what the effect would be if (the non-resident students) go back to their home county. And then we could evaluate our facilities needs because of that," he said.

He said 48 percent of St. Paul High School - current student population a little over 200 - reside in a neighboring county, and they are "being educated at the expense of Wise County taxpayers to the tune of $744,000 per year."

Franks said the next largest center of non-resident students is Big Stone Gap/Appalachia, with 140 attending Big Stone Gap schools.


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