Funds are allocated to states according to the proportion of children age 5 to 17 who reside within the state and who are from families with incomes below the poverty line. (www2.ed.gov)
Families with household incomes below the poverty line are more likely to have an intradistrict choice school or charter school nearby than families above the poverty line. (educationnext.org)
Poverty plays a role; children in families with annual incomes below the poverty line were 45 times more likely to suffer neglect and 60 times more likely to die from maltreatment. (evergreenpsychotherapycenter.com)