Unfunded pension debt diverts state spending from current students, reaching roughly $16,000 per student in California, $10,000 in Texas, and $15,500 in Florida¶
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q2 i? Cumulative pension debt in the three states educating the largest numbers of students is almost $16,000 per student in California, almost $10,000 in Texas, and about $15,500 in Florida. → Caparas 2025
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Caparas 2025¶
Caparas, R., Jarmolowski, H., Krausen, K., & McClellan, P. (2025). How well will your state's schools weather the next financial storm? WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED673492
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Descriptive calculation in the brief using FY 2021 pension debt data from Equable Institute and fall 2020 NCES enrollment data: "cumulative pension debt alone is almost $16,000 per student, almost $10,000 per student, and about $15,500 per student" in California, Texas, and Florida.
"In the states that educate the largest numbers of students—California, Texas, and Florida—cumulative pension debt alone is almost $16,000 per student, almost $10,000 per student, and about $15,500 per student, respectively."
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Related Claims¶
- Texas's current funding system is progressive for several need factors, but the additional spending may not be enough for equal opportunity — related
- California would need roughly $4,000 more per pupil—an additional $26.5 billion annually—to meet its K–12 education goals — related
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Unfunded pension debt diverts state spending from current students, reaching roughly $16,000 per student in California, $10,000 in Texas, and $15,500 in Florida |
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Unfunded pension debt diverts state spending from current students, reaching roughly $16,000 per student in California, $10,000 in Texas, and $15,500 in Florida |
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