Letter to the editor: Good fiscal stewards in Norwin

Did you know that the Norwin School District has one of the lowest tax rates in Western Pennsylvania? Probably not, as the squeaky wheel doesn’t like to make the general public aware of this.

Did you also know that Norwin has the lowest cost per student in Westmoreland County, let alone having lower costs per student than 493 out of 500 statewide school districts as reported by the PA Schools Work organization? A local snapshot shows this for costs per student, also as reported by PA Schools Work:

Norwin: $13,094

Latrobe: $14,214

Southmoreland: $14,503

Mt Pleasant: $15,215

Greensburg Salem: $15,530

Hempfield: $15,952

Yough: $16,083

Derry: $16,827

Franklin Regional: $17,125

Jeannette: $18,087

Ligonier Valley: $18,827

So, the squeaky wheel decries fiscal chaos in the Norwin School District and that the spending is out of control and more oversight is needed. Let the facts speak for themselves, facts being that leaders in Norwin are and have been for a very long time good fiscal stewards for the residents of North Huntingdon, Irwin and North Irwin.

It’s time to separate the wheat from the chaff and decide to keep the squeaky wheels with questionable agendas from pulling the wool over your eyes. Please keep this in mind for the November general election.

Tom Johnson

North Huntingdon