Why do you have to pay for high school online since its free if you actually went?

Answer 1

It's not free. Taxpayers pay your high school tuition if you attend a public school. The per-year cost per student is VERY HIGH. Depending on which sources you refer to, the costs range from around a low of $5,500 per student per year to a high of almost $30,000 per student per year. The cost is different depending on the state and sometimes even depending on the school district. Since people pay taxes in their own state for public schools, the tax money doesn't necessarily follow the student if the student attends a private school or a non-public school, or even a school in a different school district from the one assigned to the student. Research the way taxes are funneled to schools in your state, and find out if the online school is a public school in your state, and the full answer will fall together for you.