Though the number of districts with student-based funding-type (SBF) policies has grown, the literature on the implementation and possible impacts of these policies is limited. To address this, this report describes the implementation of SBF policies in two California school districts--San Francisco Unified School District and Oakland Unified…

This brochure displays the following data for seven counties in southeastern Wisconsin for the 2007-2008 school year: (1) Total operations expenditures; (2) Property tax revenue; (3) Total enrollment; (4) One-year change in enrollment; (5) Minority enrollment; (6) Free or reduced lunch; (7) Graduation rate; (8) 3rd, 4th, 8th and 10th grade…

Direct provision of public services can alter the balance of resources across income groups. We focus on the issues arising when taking account of the impact of publicly provided education services across the income distribution. We combine OECD information on spending per student in particular levels of the education system with micro data from…

Drawn from college data submitted on 1994-95 actual cost allocation schedules, this report provides information on district and statewide program costs for the Wisconsin Technical College System. A brief introduction reviews actual unit costs and ratios for headcount enrollments and full-time equivalent (FTE) students, indicating that the total…

Used to determine grant rates for state financial support and as an accountability report to citizens, this unit cost report presents data for fiscal year (FY) 1994 on course offerings, enrollments, and costs for Illinois public community colleges. Specifically, data are presented on: (1) comparison of FY 1994 net instructional unit cost (NIUC)…

Drawing from data submitted by the Wisconsin Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education (VTAE) districts on their 1993-94 actual cost allocation schedules, this report provides information on district and statewide program and unit costs. First, introductory material provides a statewide summary by aid category of the actual unit costs and ratios…

Used to determine grant rates for state financial support and as an accountability report to citizens, this unit cost report presents data for fiscal year (FY) 1992 on course offerings, enrollments and costs for Illinois public community colleges. Specifically, data are presented on midterm enrollments in student semester credit hours; costs for…

Used to determine grant rates for state financial support and as an accountability report to citizens, this unit cost report presents data for fiscal year (FY) 1993 on course offerings, enrollments and costs for Illinois public community colleges. Specifically, data are presented on midterm enrollments in student semester credit hours; costs for…

Compiled by the Wisconsin Board of Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education (VTAE), this fact book presents information on enrollments, financing, programs, and staffing in the state's VTAE programs from 1983 to 1993. Enrollment data is presented in three tables: 1983-93 VTAE headcount enrollment by aid category; 1983-93 full-time equivalent…

Drawing from data submitted by the Wisconsin Vocational, Technical and Adult Education (VTAE) districts on their 1992-93 actual cost allocation schedules, this report provides information on district and statewide program and unit costs. First, introductory material provides a statewide summary by aid category of the actual unit costs and ratios…

Compiled by the Wisconsin Board of Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education (VTAE), this fact book presents information on enrollments, financing, programs, and staffing in the state's VTAE programs from 1980 to 1990. Enrollment data is presented in four tables: 1980-90 VTAE headcount enrollment by aid category; 1980-90 full-time equivalent…

This paper reviews trends in resource allocations in the public schools over the last 25 years. It focuses specifically on changes in expenditures and school staff for the nation as a whole and for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, using data from the National Center for Education Statistics and the National Education Association…

While there are severe limitations on the availability, comparability, and reliability of education statistics for the United States and other major foreign nations, a comparison of data reveals that the relative ranking of the United States among other nations with respect to educational participation in general is high, but that it is low in…

Projections developed from the past quarter century trends in New York's tax and spending levels are used to forecast the future financial implications of current fiscal and educational policies. The summary report describes the manner in which the projections are achieved, identifies several concerns and issues associated with the fiscal outlook,…

This report presents basic educational data from a representative sample of the operating public school systems in the United States. Its primary purpose is to provide quantitative information comparable from school system to school system, with summary and trend analyses of the data. The summary data are found in tables within the text and are…