Instructions for Completing
the Actual Cost per Pupil Report, A4 - 1 Regular Programs, A4 - 2 Categorical Programs - Special Education
Not exact matches
Although the historical record indicates that Uncle Sam once committed to cover the extra
cost (estimated at an additional 40 percent of regular
per -
pupil funding
per disabled student), except for a brief windfall in 2009, the
actual federal appropriation has been more like 17 or 18 percent.
She noted that in all three cases, the district fills in the gap between the amount the schools receive from
per -
pupil state aid and their
actual costs to operate.
The use of average salary
costs in school budgeting makes this particularly problematic, as it disguises
actual compensation paid and allows schools to hide inequality in
per -
pupil spending.