k-12 funding Archives

K-12 Funding Toolkit: A Strategic Guide for States

The distribution of state funding to school districts has a tremendous impact on student learning opportunities. State leaders juggle different priorities, tradeoffs and incentives when designing funding formulas with the goal of ensuring every student has the learning opportunities to succeed.

March 11, 2025

K-12

Policy Report

AK, CA, HI, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MS, NH, NJ, NM, NV, OR, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WY

Funding

K-12 Funding: State Profiles

View individual state profiles on K-12 funding by selecting a state below, or view 50-State Comparisons on each data point.

March 11, 2024

K-12

Individual State Profile

AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY

Funding

Governors’ Top Education Priorities in 2023 State of the State Addresses

The full report highlights the top seven trends we found across state education-related proposals and features state examples of each.

March 14, 2023

Early Education (P-3), High School, K-12, Postsecondary

Policy Report

Nationwide

Funding, Standards & Curriculum, Students & Families, Teaching Profession

States Advance K-12 Funding Equity in 2022

As 2022 legislative sessions wrap up and state budgets get finalized in many states, a clearer picture is now available on what funding choices states are making this year. While […]

Sept. 12, 2022

K-12

Blog Post

CA, CO, DE, MA, ME, TN, VT, WA

Funding

4 Ways States Are Using American Rescue Plan Funds

In the third school year disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, state education leaders are using the unprecedented federal investment to respond to ongoing impacts on the K-12 education system. These […]

Feb. 11, 2022

K-12

Blog Post

CT, HI, IA, LA, NM, SC, SD, TN

Funding, Governance

State Information Request: American Rescue Plan Distribution

A state legislator requested information on the education sections of the American Rescue Plan. In particular, the distribution method, timeline for likely distribution, deadlines for use and what limits there […]

March 30, 2021

K-12

State Information Request

Nationwide

Funding

Early Legislative Trends for K-12 Funding

As the state budget season approaches and the American Rescue Plan has been enacted, it’s worth taking a look at how states are thinking about K-12 funding for the upcoming […]

March 24, 2021

K-12

Blog Post

AK, FL, HI

Funding

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K-12 Funding Toolkit: A Strategic Guide for States

K-12 Funding: State Profiles

Governors’ Top Education Priorities in 2023 State of the State Addresses

States Advance K-12 Funding Equity in 2022

4 Ways States Are Using American Rescue Plan Funds

State Information Request: American Rescue Plan Distribution

Early Legislative Trends for K-12 Funding