52 Education WEEK l January 13, 2011

Wyoming

Rhode island

neW JeRsey

neW yoRk

ConneCtiCut

maRyland

VeRmont

massaChusetts

WisConsin

maine

alaska

neW hampshiRe

kansas

ViRginia

geoRgia

pennsylVania

delaWaRe

West ViRginia

ohio

miChigan

nebRaska

alabama

minnesota

CalifoRnia

oRegon

indiana

aRkansas

ioWa

south CaRolina

louisiana

floRida

neW mexiCo

Washington

illinois

kentuCky

montana

missouRi

noRth dakota

south dakota

aRizona

oklahoma

texas

noRth CaRolina

ColoRado

mississippi

tennessee

utah

neVada

idaho

distRiCt of Columbia3

haWaii3

U.S.5

note: states are ordered based on unrounded scores. 1 figures in this column are adjusted to reflect regional cost differences and weighted for student needs. 2 the Clark County school district enrolls the majority of students in nevada, making its per-pupil spending the statewide median. in addition, Clark County is nevada’s lowest-

spending district. because of these two factors, a value for the mcloone index comparable to other states’ cannot be calculated. nevada’s grade is based on all other available indicators.

3 the district of Columbia and hawaii are single-district jurisdictions. as a result, it is not possible to calculate measures of financial equity, which capture the distribution of funding across districts within a state. the district of Columbia and hawaii do not receive grades for school finance.

4 the district of Columbia does not have a state-level revenue source. 5 the u.s. row reports the indicator value for the average state. souRCe: epe Research Center, 2011

School Finance

A-B+B+B+B+B+BBBB-B-C+C+C+C+C+C+C+CCCCCCCCCCC-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-D+D+D+D+D+D+D+DDDDD-NANAC

eqUity Spending

Wealth-neutrality Score (2008)1

90.387.687.587.386.986.885.982.682.682.582.178.878.378.377.877.777.777.575.675.174.674.574.273.773.773.673.172.772.072.071.971.771.171.171.070.570.568.768.067.267.066.966.666.565.765.765.665.562.3NANA75.3

0.0010.122

-0.0020.1040.0250.2010.1230.0230.0600.110

-0.2290.148

-0.0180.1810.1280.1540.2950.0670.0370.162

-0.1620.1280.0430.0200.0700.0000.0760.0510.1790.2120.1430.0200.0650.1760.0350.0720.1130.0640.0030.0640.0350.0900.1450.1100.2770.164

-0.010-0.0200.317

NANA

0.085

gradeRelationship between

district funding and local property wealth

(negative value indicates higher funding for poorer districts)

McLoone index (2008)1

91.490.190.997.790.693.083.788.691.687.391.287.289.489.490.189.386.594.490.791.592.992.392.491.191.289.892.391.491.094.095.192.991.888.285.791.890.091.090.492.092.690.392.093.688.989.894.7NA2

88.8NANA

90.9

Actual spending as percent of

amount needed to bring all students to median level

Coefficient of Variation

(2008)1

0.1530.1280.1890.1440.1350.1090.2230.1960.1050.2000.3270.1970.1570.1340.1260.1660.1440.0790.1700.1340.1940.1060.1560.1630.1430.1420.1230.1210.1310.1350.1000.2130.1460.1500.1320.2860.1690.2280.1880.1810.1780.1950.1270.2230.1620.1290.1620.1410.224

NANA

0.163

Amount of disparity in

spending across districts (lower value indicates greater equity)

restricted range (2008)1

$4,6664,5968,6576,3815,5493,7847,9117,4002,8545,782

11,4986,0013,7063,7823,8025,0174,6422,0914,5923,6434,3863,0113,8503,1722,9503,6142,9432,8673,6043,8272,7654,0702,5015,2393,2245,1974,4473,8764,3722,9332,7723,9802,6526,2984,4273,0151,6322,7813,256

NANA

$4,286

Difference in per-pupil spending

levels at the 95th and 5th percentiles

per-pupil expend itures

(ppe), adjusted

for regional cost

differences (2008)

$17,11414,31015,59815,01213,28312,23917,05012,55911,37014,08715,42412,84011,6809,8519,897

12,32011,94911,88010,79510,31812,49110,49610,3968,852

10,4679,983

10,54111,36710,05111,5409,810

10,5938,722

10,0309,893

13,22810,53811,62911,2218,4359,1378,4398,2619,5419,4988,5076,5258,2288,633

13,31112,457

$11,223

percent of students in districts with ppe

at or above U.S.

average (2008)1

100.0100.0100.0100.0100.088.999.664.176.496.469.141.972.648.552.888.47.0

31.424.620.318.130.533.527.213.410.08.59.9

28.110.718.119.127.46.9

22.215.715.610.34.33.3

10.85.2

20.64.31.71.0

10.44.0

100.0100.040.6

Spending index (2008)1

100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.098.8

100.097.497.098.997.191.597.695.195.299.592.190.790.584.790.490.592.389.284.182.784.887.492.187.586.889.790.784.986.385.585.478.674.071.983.180.786.975.578.357.481.568.8

100.0100.089.3

percent of total taxable

resources spent

on education

(2008)

4.24.35.04.34.24.55.53.84.14.84.14.14.13.44.34.22.54.64.54.73.64.13.73.53.44.54.23.64.52.93.64.03.23.73.73.83.82.92.83.73.33.42.83.04.02.93.73.13.7

NA4

3.53.8

Per-pupil spending levels weighted by the degree to which districts meet

or approach the national average for expenditures (cost and student need

adjusted)

% %

% % %

100.0%