Facts & Trends:
Multiple sources of information reflecting trends in Colorado's school funding and special student populations. Sources:
Colorado Department of Education
Colorado Legislative Council
Ed Week: Quality Counts
Education Commission of the States
National Center for Education Statistics
U.S. Census Bureau
Special Student Populations include:
English Language Learner
Homeless
Free Lunch and Reduced Lunch
Gifted and Talented
Colorado Department of Education (CDE)
CDE Profile Data: Colorado compared to National Average Per Pupil Funding, 10 year comparison.
Colorado and National per pupil funding trends from 1995 to 2009, adjusted for inflation. Source: CDE, National Education Association, APA Profile reports.
Presentation (pdf) by the Colorado Legislative Council to the Colorado Reform Roundtable on August 6, 2010: Colorado's Revenue & Tax Structure.
Education Week: Quality Counts - Updated for 2012
- Line graph indicating how much more nearby states spend per pupil than Colorado.
- Bar graph comparing Colorado and nearby states per pupil spending with the national average.
- Bar and line graph comparing Coloradoand the US Average Per Pupil Expenditures
- Chart of Per Pupil Expenditures comparing Colorado funding to the National average and nearby states
Education Commission of the States (ECS):
Reports from the Education Commission of the States (ECS) by Policy Analyst, Michael Griffith, reflecting Changes in Per-Pupil Education Spending from 1981-2002.
Map of US illustrating state spending in 1981-82 and 2001-02 and the % change.
Map of US illustrating state spending in 2001-02 and the % change from 1981-82 spending.
Alphabetical listing of states comparing state spending changes between 1981 and 2002.
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES):
US Census and NCES 2010 reports, comparing Colorado and nearby states 2007-08 per pupil spending.
Education Finance Statistics Center Finance Graphs (EDFIN) of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) 2007-08 map of the United States and vertical ranking by state illustrating average state funding for K-12.
Update September 2011: Chart comparing Colorado per pupil funding to the National average 1970 - 2008, Gallagher, TABOR, and Amendment 23 passage also noted.
U.S. Census Bureau - Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance Data: Updated with U.S. Census Bureau, Public Education Finances: 2009 - the 2011 report.
Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance Data as compiled annually by the U.S. Census Bureau, CSFP report: Colorado Education Finance Data Rankings: Per Pupil Revenue and Spending and Per $1,000 Personal Income, 1991-92 through 2008-09.
Historical charts of Colorado and US Average for Per Pupil Spending, Revenue and rankings from 1991-92 through 2008-09.
U.S. Census Bureau chart for Per Pupil Spending Amounts by State 2008-09 data.
From U.S. Census Bureau: Public Education Finances: 2009, Highlighting Colorado's rankings:
Table 11. States Ranked According to Per Pupil Elementary-Secondary Public School System Finance Amounts: 2008-2009
Table 12. States Ranked According to Relation of Elementary-Secondary Public School System Finance Amounts to $1,000 of Personal Income: 2008-2009
K-12 SPECIAL STUDENT POPULATIONS:
Updated August 2011: CSFP's Characteristics of Colorado's School Population: Two charts indicating the change over time of Colorado's K-12 population, 1) state student count, 2) Student counts for At-Risk, SPED, ELPA, ELL served 3+ years (no state funding).
English Language Learners
English Language Learners (ELL) and English Language Proficiency Act (ELPA), showing ELL and ELPA student count and per pupil spending trends, data source: CDE
Free Lunch and Reduced Lunch
Free Lunch and Reduced Lunch Count. Data Source: CDE Fall Free Lunch and Reduced Lunch Count.
Homeless
Colorado's Homeless Student Count 2005-2011. Data Source: CDE Instructional Program Count.
GT Students Served and Program Funding, 2005-06 thru 2010-11, data source: CDE