Consortium for Adequate School Funding in Georgia

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Comparison of Academic Results (249 kb) NOV. 1, 2008	This workbook provides a table and charts to depict the differences in academic results among local school systems when the systems are ranked according to their adjusted expenditure per weighted student. In this analysis, the number of students in each system reflects the program weights for the number of students in each instructional program and the overall percentage of students from low-income families. (This Microsoft Excel workbook will open in a separate window. If you would like to save this file to your computer and open it later, right-click the link above and select "Save Target As....")
Basic Data for FY 06 (1.1 Mb) UPDATED JAN. 1, 2008	This workbook provides basic data on the students, finances, and academic performance for each of Georgia's 180 school systems in FY 06. The systems are ranked according to their expenditure per student and grouped into deciles based on the number of students, but can be ranked according to their equalized property tax-base per weighted student or graduation rate by following the directions on the sheet named Control. (This Microsoft Excel workbook will open in a separate window. If you would like to save this file to your computer and open it later, right-click the link above and select "Save Target As....")
Under-funding of QBE in FY 06 UPDATED JULY 9, 2008	As shown in this table, the foundation program supported by the QBE Act was under-funded by at least $1.2 billion in FY 06.
Changes in State Funds to All Systems UPDATED NOV. 1, 2008	As shown in this table, State funding for K-12 education in Georgia has declined on a per student, inflation-adjusted basis by 13.5% from FY 02 to FY 08.
Basic Data for FY 05 (744 kb) UPDATED APRIL 24, 2007	This workbook provides basic data on the students, finances, and academic performance for each of Georgia's 180 school systems in FY 05. (This Microsoft Excel workbook will open in a separate window. If you would like to save this file to your computer and open it later, right-click the link above and select "Save Target As....")
Basic Data for FY 04 (690 kb) UPDATED AUG. 26, 2006	This workbook provides basic data on the students, finances, and academic performance for each of Georgia's 180 school systems in FY 04. (This Microsoft Excel workbook will open in a separate window. If you would like to save this file to your computer and open it later, right-click the link above and select "Save Target As....")
Basic Data for FY 02 (359 kb) UPDATED AUG. 18, 2006	This workbook provides basic data on the students, finances, and academic performance for each of Georgia's 180 school systems in FY 02. (This Microsoft Excel workbook will open in a separate window. If you would like to save this file to your computer and open it later, right-click the link above and select "Save Target As....")
Summary of Shift to Local Revenues UPDATED NOV. 1, 2008	This table shows the dramatic shift in the revenues to support K-12 education in Georgia from the state to the local level over the period from FY 98 to FY 07. It would have been necessary to increase state funding to local school systems by $690 million in FY 07 to restore the mix of state and local revenues that existed in FY 98.
Gap Analysis - State Total DEC. 3, 2003	This table quantifies the major deficits in the QBE Formula that existed in FY 02 on a statewide basis. It was prepared by the Consortium for Educational Research in Georgia.
Composition of State and Local Funds	This table shows the various sources of State and local funds which were used to pay for K-12 education in Georgia in FY 02. The QBE Formula covered about 70% of the total expenditures by all of the local school systems, and the funds provided by the State represented about 60% of the total cost.
Effect of Inflation on Under-funding of QBE in FY 07 NOV. 1, 2008	As shown in this table, the funding of QBE in FY 07 was $457 million less than it would have been if the non-salary components in the formula had been adjusted after FY 01 simply to keep up with the rate of inflation following the last review of the formula in 1999.