Updated 9/7/2010

Facts and 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, US Census Bureau. Special Student Populations include: English Language Learners and Gifted and Talented.

Colorado Department of Education (CDE)

CDE Profile Data: Colorado compared to National Average Per Pupil Funding, 10 year comparison.

Colorado Legislative Council

New Sept 2010: Presentation (pdf) by Colorado Legislative Council to the Colorado Reform Roundtable on August 6, 2010: Colorado's Revenue & Tax Structure.

Ed Week: Quality Counts

• 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.
• 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):

New August 2010: US Census and NCES 2010 reports, comparing Colorado and nearby states 2007-08 per pupil spending.

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) FY 2007 map of the United States illustrating average state funding for K-12.

Chart comparing Colorado per pupil funding to the National average 1972 - 2007, Gallagher, TABOR, and Amendment 23 passage also noted.

US Census Bureau:

Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance Data as compiled annually by the US. Census Bureau, CSFP report: Colorado Education Finance Data Rankings: Per Pupil Revenue and Spending and Per $1,000 Personal Income, 1991-92 through 2007-08.

Historical charts of Colorado and US Average for Per Pupil Spending, Revenue and rankings from 1991-92 through 2007-08.

SPECIAL STUDENT POPULATIONS:

New August 2010: 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 Proficiency Act and English Learners, 15 years of ELPA student count and per pupil spending trends, data source: CDE

Gifted and Talented

K-12 Students Served by GT Programs and Services Under the Exceptional Children's Education Act (ECEA), data source: CDE