Title page
Contents
Executive Summary 4
Acknowledgments 5
Introduction 9
Overview of the School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS) 9
Structure of Report 9
Data Sources 11
School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS) 11
CCD School Universe 12
Limitations of the SLFS Data 13
The majority of states participating in the SLFS are able to report school-level expenditure data requested by the survey for a high percentage of their schools 15
The SLFS can be used to evaluate and compare the variability of school-level expenditure data within states and across school districts 17
The SLFS can be used to evaluate school-level expenditure data by various descriptive school characteristics 20
The SLFS can be used to evaluate and compare school-level expenditure data by various poverty indicators 23
Conclusion 28
References 29
Appendix A: Technical Notes 30
Appendix B: Glossary 35
Appendix C: Analytic Tables 41
Appendix D: FY 16 Data Tables 53
Appendix E: State Notes 61
Appendix F: SLFS Survey Forms 67
Figure 1. Percentage of students covered and percentage of schools with fiscal data reported in the School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS), by participating state: FY 2017 15
Figure 2. Percentage of current expenditures in the National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS) that are reported in the School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS), by participating state:... 16
Figure 3. Median and interquartile range (IQR) of teacher salary for operational public elementary and secondary schools, by reporting state: FY 2017 18
Figure 4. Median and interquartile range (IQR) of personnel salary expenditures per pupil for operational public elementary and secondary schools, by reporting state: FY 2017 19
Figure 5. Median teacher salary for operational public elementary and secondary schools, by school charter status and reporting state: FY 2017 20
Figure 6. Median teacher salary for operational public elementary and secondary schools, by school urbanicity and reporting state: FY 2017 21
Figure 7. Median technology-related expenditures per pupil for operational public elementary and secondary schools, by school urbanicity and reporting state: FY 2017 22
Figure 8. Median teacher salary for operational public elementary and secondary schools, by school Title I eligibility and reporting state: FY 2017 24
Figure 9. Median personnel salary expenditures per pupil for operational public elementary and secondary schools, by school Title I eligibility and reporting state: FY 2017 25
Figure 10. Median personnel salary expenditures per pupil for schools in low-poverty neighborhoods in cities and suburban areas and schools in high-poverty neighborhoods in cities and... 27
Table C-1. Number and percentage of local education agencies (LEAs), schools, and students in the United States, number of LEAs and schools with fiscal data reported in the School-Level... 42
Table C-2. Number of operational schools in the School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS), percentage of schools with fiscal data reported, and average number of items reported, by data item... 44
Table C-3. Current expenditures and personnel expenditures reported in the National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS) and School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS) and percentage of... 45
Table C-4. Student membership and median and interquartile range of select expenditures for operational public elementary and secondary schools, by participating state and two largest... 46
Table C-5. Median school average teacher salary for operational public elementary and secondary schools, by school charter status, school urbanicity, and participating state: FY 2017 48
Table C-6. Median technology-related expenditures per pupil for operational public elementary and secondary schools, by school urbanicity and participating state: FY 2017 49
Table C-7. Student membership and median of select expenditures for operational public elementary and secondary schools, by school Title I eligibility, participating state, and two largest... 50
Table C-8. Number of schools and personnel salary expenditures per pupil for operational public elementary schools in cities and suburban areas, by school neighborhood poverty quartile and... 52
Table D-1. Student membership and median and interquartile range of select expenditures for operational public elementary and secondary schools, by participating state and two largest... 54
Table D-2. Median school average teacher salary for operational public elementary and secondary schools, by school charter status, school urbanicity, and participating state: FY 2016 56
Table D-3. Median technology-related expenditures per pupil for operational public elementary and secondary schools, by school urbanicity and participating state: FY 2016 57
Table D-4. Student membership and median of select expenditures for operational public elementary and secondary schools, by school Title I eligibility, participating state, and two largest... 58
Table D-5. Number of schools and salary expenditures per pupil for operational public elementary schools in cities and suburban areas, by school neighborhood poverty quartile and participating... 60