This report examines the fate of general obligation (G.O.) bond measures in California from 1986 to 1999. For the entire 13-year period, the passage rate for local G.O. bonds averaged 54 percent. However, this average masks some dramatic variations depending on when the election was held, the district holding the election, and the area of…

In 1983 the Arkansas State Board of Education adopted minimum education standards. One consequence of the legislation has been school district consolidation. From 1983 to 1999, the number of Arkansas school districts declined from 370 to 310, and consolidations are expected to continue due to the high costs of maintaining the standards and…

This publication is a statistical report that presents a variety of school district cost data for the purpose of giving the California Legislature information to use in adjusting the state foundation program for public school support. Following a brief section that summarizes the major trends identified in the study, separate sections focus in…

This report analyzes the impact of California's 1972 Senate Bill 90 and 1973 Assembly Bill 1267 as they have affected public school finance in California. The portions of SB 90 and AB 1267 that pertain to operating school districts contain general property tax rollback and revenue limit features, as well as mechanisms designed to lessen the…

To identify 5-year trends in revenues and expenditures for Pennsylvania's 500 school districts and to show how fiscal trends interact with changes in variables such as student enrollment, statewide school financial data from 1984-85 through 1988-89 are analyzed. The figures indicated that financial trends include increases in total district…

This report describes and evaluates the record of reform in several states that have revised their school finance systems since 1971. The introductory chapter provides an overview of reform's recent successes, shortcomings, and prospects. Six subsequent chapters offer a close look at its main features. Chapters 2 and 3 analyze new school aid…

Financial data of the 1992-93 school year were collected from 86 of the 99 surveyed Class C school districts in Montana, which range in size from 56 to 484 students in Grades K-12. This report consists almost entirely of data tables providing information on enrollment, taxable valuation, guaranteed tax base per mill, general fund budget,…

This report presents data on enrollments, levies, budgets, costs per pupil, and teacher salaries in 82 of Montana's 98 small rural (Class "C") school districts for fiscal year 1993-94. The average enrollment was 143 students in elementary schools and 68 students in high schools. Costs per pupil to the general fund budget without special…

The finances of major school districts in New York State during 1980-81 and 1981-82 are summarized in this report. Trend data are provided on full value, expenses, State aid, tax rates, and local levy. These items are also shown on a per pupil basis for the entire State, New York City, and the balance of the State. Eleven statistical tables are…

Intended to provide information necessary for administering the School Assistance in Federally Affected Areas Act (Public Law 81-874) and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-10), this report provides financial statistics on a state-by-state basis for school district revenues by source and for school district expenditures by…

This report presents data on budgets, levies, enrollments, costs per pupil, and teacher salaries in Montana's small rural (Class "C") school districts for fiscal year 1996-97. Data are based on survey responses from 86 of the 98 public schools and 3 of the 5 private schools in the Class "C" category. The range of Class…

This report provides data on assessment and requisition for Alberta (Canada) school jurisdictions for 1986 and 1987 fiscal years. It also contains information on debenture borrowing, and financial statements for school districts and counties. The assessment and requisition data for calendar years 1986 and 1987 include a provincial total. No…

This report provides data on assessment and requisition for Alberta (Canada) school jurisdictions for the 1987-88 school year (1988 fiscal period). It also contains information on debenture borrowing, and financial statements for school districts and counties. Assessment and requisition data include a provincial summary; other information is…

This report presents data comparing budgets, levies, and enrollments of small, rural schools (Class "C") in Montana for fiscal year 1994-95. The average enrollment of 56 elementary schools was 136 students; the average enrollment of 56 high schools was 70 students. The average total enrollment of Class "C" schools was 190…

This report presents data on enrollments, budgets, levies, costs per pupil, and teacher and staff salaries in Montana's smallest (Class "C") school districts for 2002-03. Class C indicates high school enrollment of 130 students or less. Surveys were received from 69 of 93 public schools and 1 of 5 nonpublic schools in the category. The…