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ERIC Number: ED619353
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jan
Pages: 22
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
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Charter School Funding Inequities: Rochester, New York
McGee, Josh B.; Wolf, Patrick J.; Maloney, Larry D.
School Choice Demonstration Project
This report looks at Rochester, New York, where, in the 2019-2020 school year, 11 public charter schools enrolled slightly more than 18 percent of public school students. Given that Rochester's charter schools educate a large proportion of that city's students, it is important to understand exactly how those schools are performing and whether students attending Rochester's charters are funded equitably. The authors review the evidence on charter performance and their previous work on funding equity. They then provide an in-depth analysis of the funding available to Rochester's public charter schools compared to the Rochester City School District (RCSD). The analysis uncovered a 42% charter school funding deficit, representing a gap of $14,280 per student. RCSD received $33,972 per pupil while Rochester's charters received only $19,691. Rochester's charter school funding gap is one of the largest among the nearly 20 urban areas that have been analyzed over the past decade.
School Choice Demonstration Project. Department of Education Reform, University of Arkansas, 201 Graduate Education Building, Fayetteville, AR 72701. Tel: 479-575-3172; Fax: 479-575-3196; e-mail: edreform@uark.edu; Web site: https://scdp.uark.edu/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: University of Arkansas, School Choice Demonstration Project (SCDP)
Identifiers - Location: New York (Rochester)
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