RSS FEEDS
| Recent Augenblick "Costing Out" Studies | |||
| State | Base Cost | Recommended Increase | Report Method |
| 2005 CT | $6,846-$8,003 | 7% | Professional Judgment |
| $9,207-$10,388 | 31% | Successful School | |
| 2006 CO | $5,845- $9,381 | 12% | Successful School |
| $7,252- $11,639 | 39% | Professional Judgment | |
| 2006 MN | $5,938 | 30% | Professional Judgment and Evidence Based |
| $5,359 | 18% | Successful School | |
| 2006 NV | $7,229-$11,327 | 59% | Professional Judgment (Evidence Based used to help panel) |
| $6,221 | 3.60% | Successful School | |
| 2006 SD | $6,362- $10,662 | 56% | Professional Judgment |
| $4,717- $7,904 | 15% | Successful School | |
| 2007 MT | $9,028- $9,459 | 64% | Professional Judgment and Evidence Based (some Successful School) |
| 2007 PA | $8,003 | 28.60% | Professional Judgment, Successful School, and Evidence Based |
| Source: SchoolSpending.info | |||
| Pennsylvania School District Spending and PSSA Scores | ||
| Correlation of 08-09 Proficiency Rate, 07-08 Spending per ADM | ||
| Grades | Math | Reading |
| 3 to 5 | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| 6 to 8 | -0.06 | -0.03 |
| 9 to 12 | 0.02 | -0.01 |
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education | ||
| Analysis by Commonwealth Foundation, www.CommonwealthFoundation.org | ||
| Precent of Pennsylvania Students Scoring "Proficient" or Better | |||||||
| Year | Grade | Reading | Math | ||||
| PSSA | NAEP | Inflation | PSSA | NAEP | Inflation | ||
| 2003 | 4th | NA | 33% | NA | 36% | ||
| 8th | 63.4% | 32% | 98% | 51.3% | 30% | 71% | |
| 2005 | 4th* | 66.1% | 36% | 84% | 75.0% | 41% | 83% |
| 8th | 64.1% | 36% | 78% | 62.9% | 31% | 103% | |
| 2007 | 4th | 69.8% | 40% | 75% | 77.7% | 47% | 65% |
| 8th | 74.7% | 36% | 108% | 67.6% | 38% | 78% | |
| 2009 | 4th | 72.7% | 40% | 82% | 82.0% | 46% | 78% |
| 8th | 80.9% | 36% | 125% | 71.6% | 40% | 79% | |
| * Avg of 3rd and 5th Grade Results | |||||||
| Sources: Pennsylvania Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics | |||||||
| Pennsylvania School District Spending | |||||
| Instruction | Support Services | Noninstructional Services | Construction and Debt | Total | |
| 1996-97 | $8,284,242,759 | $4,018,949,843 | $249,221,295 | $1,195,456,438 | $13,747,870,335 |
| 2007-08 | $13,722,823,695 | $7,150,858,629 | $430,798,193 | $2,829,696,053 | $24,134,176,569 |
| Percent Change | 65.6% | 77.9% | 72.9% | 136.7% | 75.5% |
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education | |||||
