This paper summarizes the status of educational funding in Georgia, which has experienced significant population and economic growth. In the decade following passage of the Quality Basic Education Act (QBE, 1985), the state has made significant progress in educational improvement. Although per-pupil expenditures have increased, Georgia continues…

On September 30, 1993, Far West Laboratory (FWL) and the California Assessment Collaborative (CAC) sponsored a cost/benefit forum to examine cost-analysis issues associated with the development and implementation of instructionally sound assessment. This report highlights the central ideas addressed at the forum, incorporates the audience…

This study attempted to: (1) explore the enrollment patterns, enrollment goals, and expenditure demand ratios among Presbyterian-related colleges and universities; (2) determine the relationships between resource allocations in the form of expenditure demand ratios and enrollment goals; and (3) determine relationships between expenditure demand…

This report presents detailed tables on the medical expenditures of people, from young children to older adults, who are limited in activity or who need assistance in activities of daily living. It uses data from the 1987 National Medical Expenditures Survey and compares these with 1993 estimates. Tables of results are presented on: (1) total and…

Financial information about the revenues and expenditures of Colorado school districts is based on audited reports furnished by school districts and boards of cooperative services. Each table is arranged alphabetically by county for school districts and by name for boards of cooperative services. Within each county, school districts are listed by…

This volume is the second annual Texas Public Library Summary. It contains information as submitted by local public libraries on their 1994 Annual Report forms. The contents include: analytical tables; statistical summary overview; operating and materials expenditures adjusted for inflation; Texas library per capita data compared to U.S. averages;…

This volume is the third annual Texas Public Library Summary. It contains information as submitted by local public libraries on their 1995 Annual Report forms. The contents include: analytical tables; statistical summary overview; income and percent of population served by type of library; operating expenditures adjusted for inflation; materials…

This report provides a compilation of financial statistics concerning colleges and universities in Pennsylvania. The primary source of the data was the annual Finance Survey, part of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Tables and figures present the following data: (1) percentage change of total current-funds revenues and…

This analysis provides a statistical overview of appropriations for the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and its predecessor agencies. The report places ED funding in perspective with other types of federal funding and the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), makes adjustments for inflation, and compares education expenditures from federal, state, and…

This issue brief presents projections for current expenditures in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States. The following areas are examined: the historical association between the economy and the level of expenditures; the importance of funds from state and federal governments; the effect of the next decade's anticipated…

The state of education in the United States is examined by asking how much educational value schools add as children pass through them, and at what cost. This approach eases the problems that arise from differing background experiences as children start school. Issues related to academic achievement in the United States are studied through a…

To help Alaska's residents determine school operating costs, the adjustment factors that compensate for the impact of school size and geographic location on school operating costs are presented. The text is not intended to determine the cost of basic educational need, but rather to allocate an amount of Basic Need as defined by legislative…

This manual is intended to provide public institutions of higher education in New Mexico with a consistent and uniform system for treating institutional finance data. Part 1 presents accounting principles for fund accounting, restricted and unrestricted funds, accrual accounting, and handling other charges and revenues. Part 2 provides general…

This monograph presents state-wide financial data for higher education in New York. The information source was the Higher Education Data System. The data is presented in four tables for fiscal year ending 1991 that provide the following information: (1) a summary of current funds revenues by source in institutions of higher education; (2) a…

The 1990-91 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) preservation questionnaire, the results of which are reported in this volume, was designed to yield statistical information on the current level of preservation efforts in research libraries and on the key organizational, functional, and fiscal components that characterize preservation programs.…