Here is just a random remark, prompted by Tristram Wyatt's email,
'Making outreach work'. This excellent project aims to reach 2,000
students per year, with an estimated annual budget of $185,000.
Therefore a cost of $92.50 per student is indicated. I am not making
any value judgement here: just remarking that such data is
interesting, important and not always mentioned.
It would be interesting to compare cost-per-participant for a range
of initiatives and visitor attractions, because I suspect many small,
humble, overlooked and under-funded projects might show up
surprisingly as the top-performers.
Of course, the quality of the individual experience also has to be
considered. But what smaller projects lack in hardware they often
make up for with more personal contact.
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