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KLRD presents census per‑pupil data and KSDE staff flag assessment comparability and ESSER status
Summary
Jennifer Light of the Kansas Legislative Research Department reviewed FY2023 U.S. Census per‑pupil revenue and spending tables and answered members’ clarification requests about how Kansas reports local levies, what counts as "instruction" and the status of federal ESSER funds.
Jennifer Light of the Kansas Legislative Research Department reviewed Census Bureau tables and KLRD comparative documents and answered members’ clarification requests during the May 20 task‑force meeting.
Key numbers from the KLRD/Census summary
KLRD presented U.S. Census Bureau FY2023 per‑pupil figures for Kansas: total K–12 revenue per pupil $17,417; federal $2,345; state $10,702; local $4,371. Census spending per pupil for Kansas was shown as $14,847, of which KLRD reported $8,902 was for instruction. KLRD staff indicated the Census classifies the state’s 20‑mill local property tax distribution as state aid in Kansas’ reporting to the Census Bureau.
Questions raised by task force members
- Treatment of the 20‑mill local property tax: Multiple members noted…
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