School districts that rely more heavily on state revenue experience more revenue volatility, and 24 states received at least half their revenue from state sources in 2019-20¶
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q2 i? Districts depending more on state revenue are more likely to experience revenue volatility because state revenue comes primarily from income and sales taxes. → 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 analysis of NCES revenue-source data cited in the brief: in 2019-20, "24 states received at least half their revenue from state sources," with the highest state shares in Hawaiʻi and Vermont and the lowest in Missouri and New Hampshire.
"In 2019–20, public school systems in 24 states received at least half their revenue from state sources (National Center for Education Statistics [NCES], 2023)."
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Related Claims¶
- US public education could lose $11.5 billion in annual state revenues by 2030–31 as enrollment declines, with 40 states and DC projected to see further declines — related
- Stakeholders view parcel taxes—the only local revenue option available to California school districts—as inequitable and regressive — related
- Because California education funding relies heavily on the personal income tax, state education funds are highly susceptible to economic fluctuations and vulnerable during recessions — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Thirty-two states and DC guarantee base per-pupil funding, and state legislation can add year-to-year funding guarantees such as California's Proposition 98 — related
- U.S. school funding is highly inequitable: districts serving the most students of color spend $1,800 less per student, and wealthier districts spend two to three times what the poorest can — related
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School districts that rely more heavily on state revenue experience more revenue volatility, and 24 states received at least half their revenue from state sources in 2019-20 |
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School districts that rely more heavily on state revenue experience more revenue volatility, and 24 states received at least half their revenue from state sources in 2019-20 |
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