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Following the Money
Charter schools are public schools and should receive the same type and amount of funding as conventional district schools. But they do not. On average, charter schools are receiving 40 percent less funding than conventional public schools. Charters are doing more with less, and must use their scarce time and resources to raise additional funds.
State-by-state Funding Comparison:
|
State |
Conventional
Public School Funding |
Public
Charter School
Funding |
Charter Funding
as Percentage of
District Funding |
|
National |
$10,771
|
$6,585
|
61% |
|
Alaska |
$12,229
|
$6,022
|
49% |
|
Arizona |
$8,025
|
$6,075
|
76% |
|
Arkansas |
$8,960
|
$5,700
|
64% |
|
California |
$10,264
|
$7,034
|
69% |
|
Colorado |
$9,285
|
$6,500
|
70% |
|
Connecticut |
$14,893
|
$10,615
|
71% |
|
Delaware |
$13,143
|
$8,453
|
64% |
|
D.C. |
$18,332
|
$11,154
|
61% |
|
Florida |
$9,542
|
$6,552
|
69% |
|
Georgia |
$10,113
|
$6,740
|
67% |
|
Hawaii |
$14,799
|
$8,000
|
54% |
|
Idaho |
$7,257
|
$6,703
|
92% |
|
Illinois |
$10,506
|
$6,602
|
63% |
|
Indiana |
$11,028
|
$6,400
|
58% |
|
Iowa |
$9,771
|
$7,529
|
77% |
|
Kansas |
$9,973
|
$5,601
|
56% |
|
Louisiana |
$10,456
|
$6,926
|
66% |
|
Maryland |
$12,430
|
$5,651
|
45% |
|
Massachusetts |
$14,782
|
$10,107
|
68% |
|
Michigan |
$10,900
|
$7,128
|
65% |
|
Minnesota |
$11,010
|
$10,302
|
94% |
|
Mississippi |
$8,644
|
$5,229
|
60% |
|
Missouri |
$9,585
|
$9,515
|
99% |
|
Nevada |
$8,937
|
$6,291
|
70% |
|
New Hampshire |
$11,753
|
$4,300
|
37% |
|
New Jersey |
$16,743
|
$9,579
|
57% |
|
New Mexico |
$9,438
|
$8,000
|
85% |
|
New York |
$16,800
|
$12,205
|
73% |
|
North Carolina |
$8,434
|
$7,234
|
86% |
|
Ohio |
$11,606
|
$6,098
|
53% |
|
Oklahoma |
$8,069
|
$4,600
|
57% |
|
Oregon |
$9,668
|
$4,600
|
48% |
|
Pennsylvania |
$12,942
|
$7,802
|
60% |
|
Rhode Island |
$13,279
|
$11,241
|
85% |
|
South Carolina |
$9,643
|
$4,682
|
49% |
|
Tennessee |
$7,512
|
$7,067
|
94% |
|
Texas |
$9,210
|
$6,620
|
72% |
|
Utah |
$6,802
|
$4,907
|
72% |
|
Virginia |
$10,672
|
$6,450
|
60% |
|
Wisconsin |
$11,160
|
$7,996
|
72% |
|
Wyoming |
$13,329
|
$6,800
|
51% | Conventional Public School Funding Data Source: Public Education Finances 2006, Table 11. States Ranked According to Per Pupil Elementary-Secondary Public, "School System Finance Amounts: 2005-06, U.S. Census Bureau, April 2008" Charter Public School Funding Data Source: Charter School Survey 2006, The Center for Education Reform, except for the following:
State Departments of Education of Hawaii, Indiana, New York and Oregon; Colorado League of Charter Schools; New Hampshire Center for School Reform; New Mexico Coalition; Rhode Island League of Charter Schools; data for Connecticut and Missouri from Aspire Consulting.
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