Fiscal Equity Within Districts
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Fiscal Equity Within Districts Marguerite Roza, PhD
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Fiscal Equity Within Districts. Marguerite Roza, PhD. Sources of Uneven Spending Among Schools. Resources for special student populations Staff based formulas create uneven spending Placement of non-formula staff assignments, magnet or special programs, or other add-ons - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Fiscal Equity Within Districts
Marguerite Roza, PhD
Sources of Uneven Spending Among Schools
Resources for special student populations Staff based formulas create uneven
spending Placement of non-formula staff
assignments, magnet or special programs, or other add-ons
Differences in teacher salary costs Central programs/services
School Budgets
Central Budgets
Non-Ed Op.s
Leadership
A B C D
Schools
Total Budget
School Budgets
Central Budgets
Non-Ed Op.s
Leadership
A B C D
SchoolsTotal Budget
Uneven staff allocations
School Budgets
Central Budgets
Non-Ed Op.s
Leadership
A B C D
SchoolsTotal Budget
Salary differentials
Higher salaried teachers effectively cost more per pupil
Leadership
School Budgets
Central Budgets
Non-Ed Op.s
A B C D
SchoolsTotal Budget Central Programs/ Departments
CPS Per Pupil Spending, High Schools
$3,000
$3,500
$4,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,500
$6,000
$6,500
$7,000
CPS High Schools
Data Obtained from Catalyst Analysis
Equity
Vertical equity -- students with greater needs receive more resources to meet those needs
Horizontal equity -- similar students receive equal resources
How to determine fiscal equity
Average Per Pupil Expenditure by Student Type
$3,746
$995
$832
$622
$0 $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000
Regular (allstudents)
Poverty
Bilingual
Voc Ed
CPS Relative Spending, High Schools
60%
80%
100%
120%
140%
160%
CPS High Schools
Data Obtained from Catalyst Analysis
Schools in Highest Poverty Quartile
Schools in Lowest Poverty Quartile
Austin 85% 108%
Houston 93% 109%
Dallas 114% 92%
Fort Worth 92% 102%
Denver 95% 105%
Basic (Non-categorical) Per Pupil Spending Relative to District Average
Highest Poverty Schools Taught by Lowest Paid Teachers
$45,176$44,737
$43,421
$42,544
$41,000
$42,000
$43,000
$44,000
$45,000
$46,000
Quartile 1LowestPoverty
Quartile 2 Quartile 3 Quartile 4HighestPoverty
Salaries vary across Concentrations of English Language Learners
$45,129
$43,833 $43,781
$42,476
$40,000
$41,000
$42,000
$43,000
$44,000
$45,000
$46,000
Quartile 1Lowest ELL
Quartile 2 Quartile 3 Quartile 4Highest ELL
Salaries vary across schools by performance (SAR rating)
$37,720
$43,421
$45,614
$44,299$44,737
$37,000
$38,000
$39,000
$40,000
$41,000
$42,000
$43,000
$44,000
$45,000
$46,000
Unsat
isfac
tory
Low
Aver
age
High
Exce
llent
Quadr
ant
Options for Addressing Inequities
Transparency Minimize line item allocations / special
programs Student based budgeting Disaggregate cost of central services to
schools Allocate a larger portion of funds to schools Relocate spending authority to schools Address inequities in teacher resources
Average Per Pupil Expenditure by Student Type
$3,746
$995
$832
$622
$0 $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000
Regular (allstudents)
Poverty
Bilingual
Voc Ed
= .27 or 27%
= .22 or 22%
= .17 or 17%
Leadership
School Budgets
Central Budgets
Non-Ed Op.s
A B C D
SchoolsTotal Budget Central Programs/ Departments
Leadership
School Budgets
Central Budgets
Non-Ed Op.s
A B C D
SchoolsTotal Budget Central Programs/ Departments
Forces for inequity• Lumpy staff based allocations • Equality• State, district, taxpayer demands to dictate
what is purchased• Savvy parents• Adults in the system that benefit from inequity
(can be principals, teachers, administrators)• Accounting guidelines
Forces for change
• Transparency (salaries, disaggregate central budgets)
• Accountability• Decentralization• Student based budgeting• Title I regulations that require
comparability
University of WashingtonDaniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs Center on Reinventing Pubic Education
www.crpe.org
Marguerite Roza [email protected]
