A $1,000 increase in district per-pupil revenue in grades 10–12 was associated with a 5.3 percentage-point increase in high school graduation rates in California¶

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q2 i? Students who experienced a $1,000 increase in district per-pupil revenue from the state in grades 10–12 had a 5.3 percentage-point increase in high school graduation rates, on average, under the 2013–14 Local Control Funding Formula reform. → Cookson 2022

Evidence¶

Cookson 2022¶

Cookson, P. W., Jr., & Darling-Hammond, L. (2022). Building school communities for students living in deep poverty. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/121.698

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The report cites a 2018 study of California's Local Control Funding Formula reform, reporting that "a $1,000 increase in district per-pupil revenue" in grades 10–12 was associated with a 5.3 percentage-point graduation-rate increase. No effect size or test statistic is printed.

"a 2018 study of the academic outcomes resulting from the 2013–14 Local Control Funding Formula reform in California found that students who experienced a $1,000 increase in district per-pupil revenue from the state in grades 10–12 had a 5.3 percentage-point increase in high school graduation rates, on average."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Student outcome improvements from LCFF funding were more pronounced for cohorts exposed to funding increases for more of their school-age years — related
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• LCFF-induced spending increases reduced suspensions and expulsions, with larger effects for boys and the most pronounced effects for Black students — related
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• Per-pupil spending on English Learners in California was only about $1,000 more than for non–English Learner peers in recent years — related
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