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Expenditure Analysis for Arkansas Adequacy Study – Overview of Findings

Expenditure Analysis for Arkansas Adequacy Study – Overview of Findings. Prepared for the January 16, 2007 Meeting of the Senate and House Education Committee Gary Ritter and Joshua Barnett, Office for Education Policy. Purpose of June Report. Sources and Uses of Education $$ in AR

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Expenditure Analysis for Arkansas Adequacy Study – Overview of Findings

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  1. Expenditure Analysis for Arkansas Adequacy Study – Overview of Findings Prepared for the January 16, 2007 Meeting of the Senate and House Education Committee Gary Ritter and Joshua Barnett, Office for Education Policy

  2. Purpose of June Report Sources and Uses of Education $$ in AR • The level of various types of revenue and the extent to which these have increased since implementation of Act 59 in Special Session of 2003 • The equity/distribution of school resources before and after Act 59 (by reviewing district expenditures for various types of districts) • The expenditures by function before and after Act 59

  3. Total $$$ in 04-05 Increase from 03-04 to 04-05 Equity in 04-05 Resources linked to wealth? Resources linked to poverty? Resources linked to race? Resources linked to district size? Resources linked to struggling students? Salaries increase? Composition of Expenditures? Ten Guiding Questions

  4. Question 1: How much money was in the AR education system in 2004-05? Total Revenue = $8,902 Foundation = $5,425

  5. Question 1: How much money was in the AR education system in 2004-05? • Local Revenue increased 9% • Total State Revenue increased 24% • Categorical Revenue increased from $50 per student to $400 per student • Total Revenue increased 16% • Current Expenditures increased 12%

  6. Question 2: How much have revenues grown from 2003-04 to 2004-05?

  7. Question 3: Has the distribution of funding become more equitable?

  8. Question 4: Are resources linked to property wealth? Low Wealth High Wealth

  9. Question 5: Are resources linked to student poverty? 27% NSLA 87% NSLA

  10. Main Findings: Are disadvantaged districts receiving more resources? • Assessed Valuation expenditures: • Lowest wealth districts increased by 22% • Highest wealth districts increased by 10% • NSLA expenditures: • Lowest poverty districts increased by 19% • Highest poverty districts increased by 23%

  11. Question 6: Are resources linked to student race? 1.5 - 3.5% non-white 68 - 87% non-white

  12. Question 7: Are resources linked to district size? 375 enrollment 7,800 enrollment

  13. Main Findings: How did spending change in “small” districts (fewer than 500 pupils) before and after Act 59? • Current Expenditures 2003-04 = $6,294 • Current Expenditures 2004-05 = $7,516 • Change in Expenditures from 2003-04 to 2004-05 = +$1,222

  14. Question 8: Are resources targeted to struggling students? 27% Pro+Adv 67% Pro+Adv

  15. Question 9: How have teacher salaries changed? • New Teachers’ Salaries • New teacher salary 2003-04 = $27,380 • New teacher salary 2004-05 = $30,070 • Average Teachers’ Salaries (slide 23) • Average teacher salary 2003-04 = $39,409 • Average teacher salary 2004-05 = $41,489 • Types of Districts with Salary Changes • Small Districts (10% in smallest, 5% overall) • Poor Districts (7% in poorest, 5% overall) +10% +5%

  16. Question 10: How has composition of spending changed? 2003-04 2004-05

  17. Summary Thoughts • Substantial additional resources have been provided to Arkansas’ schools • Targeted to poor schools • Targeted to small schools • Targeted to high-minority schools • The question remains – How can we use these additional resources to adequately and equitably educate students across the state?

  18. How to Contact Us Gary W. Ritter 201 Graduate Education Building University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 72701 479-575-4971 oep@uark.edu

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