service payments. Table 2.1: Summary of Education Funding Systems across Comparative States Special Funding Education Limited English State Formula Formula At-Risk Formula Proficiency Formula Foundation Students who qualify for free Identified students receive with GTB in Tier 2 Per Pupil Kentucky lunch receive an additional an additional weight of and unequalized Weight weight of 0.15 0.096 3rd tier At-risk students are identified by their scores on the Students who qualify for state’s Alabama Foundation Census standardized tests. Each ELL services receive at-risk risk student receives an funding additional $100 Cost Districts receive additional An additional $195 per Arkansas Foundation funding based on a three identified student tiered system of density At-risk students receive an additional weight of 0.4972 in Cost Identified students receive 2013. The state also provides Indiana Foundation additional funding to districts an additional weight 0.22 with a high percentage of risk students. Foundation If a student count district’s An additional weight of 0.25 with a Guaranteed is above a threshold set by Per Pupil per student for districts with Missouri Tax Base for Tier the state then each student Weight above average at-risk 2 (a Combination receive an additional populations Program). weight of 0.60 Economically Disadvantaged (ED) students receive $1,500 in additional A per pupil additional funding of $269 funding for Limited English – amount in this amount is adjusted up or Proficient (LEP) students in the state down based on the percentage school less than 180 days, formula Ohio Foundation of students in the district who $1,125 for LEP students in based on 6 qualify as ED compared to school greater than 180 different the state average. The state days and $758 for LEP disability estimates that the amount will students who are categories. range from $0 to $1,237 per mainstreamed. pupil. Districts receive funding Additional funding of for an additional teaching Per Pupil Tennessee Foundation approximately $518 per position for every 30 ELL Weight identified at-risk student students and an additional translator for every 300
service payments. Table 2.1: Summary of Education Funding Systems across Comparative States State Funding Formula Special Education Formula At-Risk Formula Limited English Proficiency Formula Kentucky Foundation with GTB in Tier 2 and unequalized 3rd tier Per Pupil Weight Students who qualify for free lunch receive an additional weight of 0.15 Identified students receive an additional weight of 0.096 Alabama Foundation Census At-risk students are identified by their scores on the state’s standardized tests. Each student receives an additional $100 Students who qualify for ELL services receive at-risk funding Arkansas Foundation Cost Districts receive additional funding based on a three tiered system of density An additional $195 per identified student Indiana Foundation Cost At-risk students receive an additional weight of 0.4972 in 2013. The state also provides additional funding to districts with a high percentage of students. Identified students receive an additional weight 0.22 Missouri Foundation with a Guaranteed Tax Base for Tier 2 (a Combination Program). Per Pupil Weight An additional weight of 0.25 per student for districts with above average at-risk populations If a district’s student count is above a threshold set by the state then each student receive an additional weight of 0.60 Ohio Foundation A per pupil amount in the state formula based on 6 different disability categories. Economically Disadvantaged (ED) students receive additional funding of $269 – this amount is adjusted up or down based on the percentage of students in the district who qualify as ED compared to the state average. The state estimates that the amount will range from $0 to $1,237 per pupil. $1,500 in additional funding for Limited English Proficient (LEP) students in school less than 180 days, $1,125 for LEP students in school greater than 180 days and $758 for LEP students who are mainstreamed. Tennessee Foundation Per Pupil Weight Additional funding of approximately $518 per identified at-risk student Districts receive funding for an additional teaching position for every 30 ELL students and an additional translator for every 300 risk risk
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