The 1997 - 98 figures are based upon Belfield, C., C. Crawford & L. Sibieta (2017), Long - run comparisons of
spending per pupil across different stages of education, IFS Report R126, Institute for Fiscal Studies, London.
School
spending per pupil across England is expected to fall by at least seven per cent in real - terms between 2015 - 16 and 2019 - 20, according to a new report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
The report also found wide variation in
spending per pupil across the country, with the gap widening over recent years.
The state's showing indicates that, compared with other states, West Virginia has few differences in education
spending per pupil across districts.
Not exact matches
In response to lawsuits that identified large within - state differences in
per -
pupil spending across wealthy and poor districts, state supreme courts overturned school - finance systems in 28 states between 1971 and 2010, and many state legislatures implemented reforms that led to major changes in school funding.
The goal of these school finance reforms (SFRs) was to increase
spending levels in low -
spending districts, and in many cases to reduce the differences in
per -
pupil school -
spending levels
across districts.
Most SFRs changed
spending formulas to reduce differences in
per -
pupil spending across districts within a state.
In response to large within - state differences in
per -
pupil spending across wealthy / high - income and poor districts, state supreme courts overturned school finance systems in 28 states between 1971 and 2010, and many states implemented legislative reforms that spawned important changes in public education funding.
The state has a coefficient of variation of 10 percent, indicating moderate disparities in
per -
pupil spending across districts.
Tennessee ranks 45th on the McLoone Index, and it has a coefficient of variation of 10.7 percent, indicating moderate discrepancies in
per -
pupil spending across districts.
A defining moment came in the 1970s, when the California Supreme Court in Serrano v. Priest decided that in order to ensure equal educational opportunity for all children, all school districts in California must
spend equal amounts
per pupil, instigating a wave of school - finance court cases
across the country.
The state's coefficient of variation of 12.5 percent indicates moderate disparities in
per -
pupil spending across districts.
For example, in District 2, average
spending across high schools on AP courses was $ 1,660
per pupil per course, while
spending on regular courses averaged $ 739
per pupil and
spending on remedial courses averaged $ 713
per pupil (see Figure 3).
Following that question, teachers were asked to estimate average
per pupil spending across the country.
New Hampshire also has one of the highest coefficients of variation of the 50 states, at 19.3 percent, another sign that
per -
pupil spending varies widely
across districts.
In a perfectly equitable system, the weighted
per pupil spending would be even
across all schools in the system.
Alison DeNisco writes in District Administration that «in light of a looming ESSA mandate to increase transparency around education
spending,» district leaders
across the nation «have been struggling to calculate
per -
pupil spending by school in accordance with state and federal requirements.»
Between 1994 and 2004, average
per -
pupil spending across the nation increased by nearly 24 percent.
Although the amount schools receive
per -
pupil has been protected in real terms by the government, rising payroll costs and other pressures are forcing leaders
across England to cut their
spending.