Dive Brief:

• To stem the drop in enrollment which has lead to a loss of revenue, Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District is considering a tuition-based system.
• Following approval of the plan, the district hopes to have applications ready in July for between 30-50 slots in high schools.
• The per-student cost has not yet been announced.

Dive Insight:

The move was spurred by a budget deficit of $1.4 million. Other school districts also have the option of charging tuition. As more face budget cuts, this could become the norm. Haddonfield School District says it has generated about $400,000 on a tuition program. 

"It's been a very successful program and there was really a big push for it several years ago. It has significantly increased our revenue," Haddonfield Superintendent of Schools Dr. Richard Perry told NJ.com