PHOENIXVILLE — After an appeal from a school board member, Phoenixville Area School Board Executive Director of Operations Stan Johnson presented some of the reasons the cost per educating a student in the district is near the top in the state at Thursday’s meeting.

Johnson said the factors that put Phoenixville near the top of costs for instruction include personnel cost, the number of personnel employed by the district and the variety of programs offered by the district.

“The more programs you offer, the more staff you’ll need,” to facilitate them, Johnson said.