The State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) report is produced annually by the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) to broaden understanding of the context and consequences of multiple decisions made every year in each of these areas. No single report can provide definitive answers to such broad and fundamental questions of public…

The State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) report is produced annually by the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) to broaden understanding of the context and consequences of multiple decisions made every year in each of these areas. No single report can provide definitive answers to such broad and fundamental questions of public…

This report attempts to provide a comprehensive picture of total federal financial support for education since fiscal year 1980. Federal support for education, excluding estimated federal tax expenditures, was an estimated $128.1 billion in fiscal year 2001, an increase of $65.3 billion since fiscal year 1990. The report divides federal education…

The data in this report are part of the National Public Educational Financial Survey, an annual state-level collection of revenues and expenditures for public education for students in prekindergarten through 12th grade. Nearly $305 billion were collected for public elementary and secondary education in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.…

This report tabulates state funding for higher education, comparing 1996-97 and 1995-96 appropriations. It reviews recent trends, fiscal pressures, political realities, reallocation, restructuring, and reorganizations. Among the report's conclusions is that current financing constraints are reflections of fundamental changes in the structure of…

This report summarizes data for two components of the Title I program: the Title I Grants to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and the State Agency Program for Neglected or Delinquent Children and Youth. The Title I Grants to LEAs provide federal financial assistance to eligible school districts and schools to assist them in providing opportunities…

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…

Current expense tax rates, local current expense revenues, total current expenses from all revenue sources, and expenditures for salaries were analyzed in 16 school districts to review the effects of a state statute that significantly modified the formula of state equalization fund allocation. Twenty-four tables of financial information are used…

This report attempts to provide a comprehensive picture of total federal financial support for education since fiscal year 1980. To the extent possible, outlays, or actual dollars spent, were used rather than obligations (spending commitments), with the exception of funds for academic research at institutions of higher education. Federal education…

States have used a variety of strategies to educate poor students and help poor school districts adequately fund the needs of their students. This General Accounting Office report examines: (1) the size of the gap in total (state and local combined) funding between poor and wealthy districts for each state; (2) the key factors that affect the size…

Maryland community colleges receive financial support from both the state and their local jurisdiction, as well as from student charges and other income from operations and investments. The proportion of local aid varies considerably across jurisdictions. A study was conducted at Prince George's Community College (PGCC) to measure local support…

This report provides certain financial data on the school jurisdictions of Alberta (Canada). Consisting entirely of statistical tables except for a brief foreword, the report contains assessment and requisition data, student-teacher ratios, and unsupported debt and financial statement data. Information is presented for the 1988-89 school year or…

This report provides financial data on the school jurisdictions of Alberta (Canada). Consisting entirely of statistical tables except for a brief foreword, the report contains assessment and requisition data, student-teacher ratios, and unsupported debt and financial statement data. Information is presented for the 1989-90 school year or 1990…

Pursuant to Maryland Higher Education Commission guidelines, this comprehensive financial plan for fiscal year (FY) 1994-98 for Prince George's Community College (PGCC) provides data on fiscal trends, strategic goals, and cost containment measures planned by the college. Following introductory materials and information on PGCC's mission, five sets…

This report marks the third consecutive year that the New York State Education Department has produced a single report displaying five years of data concerning: (1) revenues; (2) expenditures; (3) district characteristics; (4) staffing patterns; and (5) student outcomes. At present, public school enrollment is increasing, but state aid is…