How Much Does Public School Facility Funding Depend on Property Wealth?

Eric J. Brunner (), David Schwegman () and Jeffrey M. Vincent ()
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Eric J. Brunner: Department of Public Policy University of Connecticut 10 Prospect Street, 4th Floor Hartford, CT 06103
David Schwegman: Department of Public Administration and Policy American University School of Public Affairs 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016
Jeffrey M. Vincent: Center for Cities and Schools University of California 316 Wurster Hall #1870 Berkeley, CA 94720-1870

Education Finance and Policy, 2023, vol. 18, issue 1, 25-51

Abstract: We examine how funding for public school facilities varies with school district property wealth and household income. Using data on school facility (i.e., capital) funding in California from fiscal years 1986-87 to 2015-16, we find that funding for school construction and modernization varies widely across districts. Disparities in funding are driven primarily by interdistrict differences in property wealth, with the highest property wealth districts raising considerably more funding for school facilities. Assessed value per pupil in California is also negatively correlated with the share of disadvantaged students and students of color. As a result, school facility funding tends to be substantially lower in districts with the highest concentrations of disadvantaged students and students of color.

Date: 2023
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