| Title: | Trends in Disparities in School District Level Expenditures per Pupil |
| Description: | This report examines disparities between school districts in instructional expenditures in elementary and secondary schools for each state and also for geographic regions and the nation as a whole for the period from 1979-80 to 1993-94. Six alternative disparity measures were used: (1) the coefficient of variation; (2) the Gini coefficient; (3) the Thiel coefficient; (4) the federal range ratio; (5) the McLoone index; and (6) Atkinson's index. For most of the states, a majority of disparity indices for unified districts indicated declining disparity from 1979-80 to 1993-94. For each of the states for which the measures fell, the decline in disparity does not necessarily mean the state has a more equitible distribution of education expenditures as the percentage and distribution of special needs students may have changed over that period. |
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| Cover Date: | January 2000 |
| Web Release: | December 17, 1999 |
| Print Release: | January 31, 2000 |
| Publication #: | NCES 2000020 General Ordering Information |
| Center/Program: | NCES |
| Authors: | William Hussar and William Sonnenberg |
| Type of Product: | Statistical Analysis Report |
| Survey/Program Areas: |
Annual Reports Program (Annual) Education Finance Statistics Center (EDFIN) |
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| Questions: |
For questions about the content of this Statistical Analysis Report, please contact: William J. Hussar. |
