Charter School Funding: Inequity Expands

Authors

Meagan Batdorf, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Larry D. Maloney, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Jay F. May, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Sheree T. Speakman, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Patrick J. Wolf, University of Arkansas, FayettevilleFollow
Albert Cheng, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

4-16-2014

Keywords

Public charter schools, funding inequities, revenue disparities, metropolitain areas, school reports

Abstract

The revenue study is based on Fiscal Year 2010‒11 (FY11) data for each of 30 selected states plus the District of Columbia (D.C.). Traditional school districts and public charter schools were analyzed and aggregated “statewide.” For each state, one to three “focus areas” were selected based on larger concentrations of charter students – most focus areas are large cities, some are metropolitan counties. Traditional school districts and charter schools were analyzed separately in each focus area. The analytic team collected and analyzed all revenues, public and private, flowing to traditional district and public charter schools. FY11 funding includes Federal, State, Local, Other, PublicIndeterminate, and Indeterminate sources.

Comments

For more information about each State within this report

Citation

Batdorf, M., Maloney, L. D., May, J. F., Speakman, S. T., Wolf, P. J., & Cheng, A. (2014). Charter School Funding: Inequity Expands. School Choice Demonstration Project. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/scdp/7