This report provides certain financial data on the school jurisdictions of Alberta (Canada). Consisting entirely of statistical tables except for a brief foreword, the report contains assessment and requisition data, student-teacher ratios, and unsupported debt and financial statement data. Information is presented for the 1988-89 school year or…

This report provides financial data on the school jurisdictions of Alberta (Canada). Consisting entirely of statistical tables except for a brief foreword, the report contains assessment and requisition data, student-teacher ratios, and unsupported debt and financial statement data. Information is presented for the 1989-90 school year or 1990…

Trends in Maryland's support of higher education during fiscal years 1976 to 1985 are reported, along with comparisons to other states. Attention is also directed to shifts in the distribution of state appropriations among the various segments of higher education and key trends in expenditure patterns at the four-year public institutions. It is…

The degree of public support for public higher education as measured in constant and current dollars in 1970 and 1980 is examined. Further analysis is made of the change from 1970 to 1980 according to the ratio of the percentage change in appropriations per student to the percentage change in income per student. Aggregate personal income by state…

This paper uses data obtained by a large statewide survey of Massachusetts residents to measure the relative importance of certain motivations in influencing the overall statewide vote on Proposition 2 1/2. Proposition 2 1/2 severely restricts the ability of Massachusetts cities and towns to raise tax revenue for local services. Interviews were…

This report presents data on enrollments, budgets, levies, costs per pupil, and teacher and staff salaries in Montana's smallest (Class "C") school districts for 2002-03. Class C indicates high school enrollment of 130 students or less. Surveys were received from 69 of 93 public schools and 1 of 5 nonpublic schools in the category. The…

Fiscal year appropriations and supporting data are presented for comparative analysis of state financing of public higher education (defined as all public institutions listed in the "Education Directory, Colleges and Universities" of the National Center for Education Statistics). The report is based on the fall collection of state…

Fiscal year appropriations and supporting data are presented for comparative analysis of state financing of public higher education. The report is based on the fall collection of state appropriations data reported by M. M. Chambers. It presents a model of state rankings for seven independent factors plus eight derived measurements that together…

This publication provides information on the sources and amounts of funds available for prekindergarten through postsecondary education in Illinois common schools for 1996-97. The guidebook contains a summary of fiscal-year 1997 appropriations to the Illinois State Board of Education, as well as appropriations for educationally related purposes…

This report presents data on budgets, levies, enrollments, costs per pupil, and teacher salaries in Montana's smallest (Class "C") school districts for fiscal year 1999-2000. Survey responses were received from 78 of the 94 public schools and 2 of the 5 nonpublic schools in the Class C category. The range of Class C enrollments was…

This publication is a compilation of statistical data concerned with the quantitative aspects of the California public school system. It contains data on the number of pupils, teachers, and schools and the amount of money needed to educate the 4.4 million children who attend California public schools. Some information on community college finances…

Data concerning higher education revenues during fiscal years 1973-1980 were collected. Four institutional perspectives were examined: market shares, sources of revenue, fund balances, and unit revenues. Six consumer-investor dimensions were also covered: the shares from federal, state, and local governments; private donor's share; the school's…

A proposal in the New York State Assembly in 2000 considered eliminating Tax Equalization Aid to school districts in order to fund the elimination of aid caps, called Transition Adjustment. In response to that proposal, this report examines the equalizing or disequalizing effects of three types of New York state aid to school…

In the wake of court decisions in the cases of "Serrano v. Priest,""San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez," and "Robinson v. Cahill," Congress set aside funds as part of Public Law 93-380 for state departments of education to study the equitability of current educational funding arrangements. This…

Results of a survey assessing public opinions and attitudes about higher education in Alabama are presented. A representative sample of 736 households was contacted by telephone, and 546 agreed to be interviewed. The survey was designed to evaluate public opinions and attitudes about higher education teaching, research, service, finance,…