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Education Commission of the States briefs committee on K— funding models and trends
Summary
Education Commission of the States analysts told the Senate Education Committee Arkansas shoulders a high state share (~51%) of K— costs despite per-pupil spending below the national average, and described national trends toward student-based funding, weights for special populations, and examples from Tennessee, Nebraska and Utah.
Madeline Creek, Arkansas state liaison for the nonpartisan Education Commission of the States (ECS), and Chris Duncombe, ECS senior policy analyst, presented a 50-state review of K— funding models and legislative trends.
Duncombe said states split K— funding between state and local sources but that Arkansas is a "higher effort state," shouldering roughly 51% of the state share while per-pupil spending remains below the national average (figures presented on slides were not cost-of-living adjusted). He described three primary funding approaches: student-based formulas that set a base per-student amount and add weights, resource-based formulas…
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