North Penn schools – In its heated search to find new ways to cut costs and increase revenue, North Penn School District hopes to offer students a cyber charter school that would give them a North Penn diploma and keep more money in the district.

This year, there are 116 students in the North Penn district who attend a variety of cyber schools and 20 more who attend other charter schools, according to school officials.

The alternative education programs cost the district about $1 million.

North Penn Superintendent Curt Dietrich said his district spends about $16,000 to educate each student in its brick and mortar schools. Cyber and other charter schools receive approximately $10,000 per pupil from North Penn.

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The North Penn School District might soon bring cyber education onboard as part of its academic offerings.

Superintendent Curt Dietrich said that administrators will be bringing the idea to the school board next month. Several other school districts, including Methacton and Perkiomen Valley, are working on this too, through the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit, Dietrich said.

This year, 116 students who live in the North Penn School District area go to cyber schools instead of public school, with 20 attending other charter schools. This cost the district $904,000 this year through March.

The Souderton Area School District will pay $900,000 to cyber charter schools this year for 87 students, according to Frank Gallagher, assistant superintendent.

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