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By SHARON KILPATRICK
Rappahannock New* Staff Writer
If Rappahannock spending for schools is relatively low on a per capita basis, as was reported in last week’s paper, that does not necessarily translate into low spending per pupil. A relatively low percentage of Rappahannock’s population is of school age. • According to statistics compiled by Rappahannock- Rapidan Planning District 9 from the 1990 census, 18.5 percent of Rappahannock’s population in 1990 was in the five to 19 age group. This compares with 21.3 percent in Culpeper, 21.4 percent in Fauquier, 20.9 percent in Madison and 20.2 percent in Orange.
People in their 20s also make up a relatively low percentage of Rappahannock’s population, but this is less dramatic than the school-aged population. Just under 13 percent of Rappahannock’s population were in their 20s in 1990 compared to 15.5 percent in Culpeper, 14.7 percent in Fauquier, 13.3 percent
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