In 2017, the California Department of Education (CDE) announced the "Small School District Assistance Initiative," aimed at providing targeted assistance to small and rural school districts in the state. A prime focus of the initiative is assisting small and rural school districts with improving their facilities. To aid CDE's efforts,…

This study investigates the school facility challenges and issues facing rural and small school districts in California. A mixed method approach was utilized (analysis of district characteristics, spending patterns, and 40 interviews with superintendents) to understand the capital investment patterns and facility planning processes of these…

This document reports on the current status of school finance and the trends affecting the efforts of the organized teaching profession to secure adequate funds for public education. Numerous statistical tables and narrative reports are grouped under four sections dealing with (1) dimensions of formal education, which includes enrollment, and…

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…

This report presents selected statistics related to student enrollment and attendance, teacher preparation and turnover, revenue sources, major expenditures, property tax rates, results of referendums on school bonds, increased tax rates, and school budgets for local public school systems during the 1966-67 school year. These statistics are based…

This report on local school system statistics in the United States presents data for 140 unified school systems with enrollments of 25,000 or more and for 157 high salary school systems with fewer than 25,000 students. Included are selected statistics on (1) pupils in school, (2) classroom teachers (degrees and turnover), (3) percents of revenue…

This study of State Provisions for Financing Public School Capital Outlay Programs has been conducted in accordance with a resolution requesting the study. It constitutes the first comprehensive effort to analyze existing policies and practices of States which participate in the financing of local schoolhouse construction. It also develops and…