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Education: Spending,
Transparency and Choice
Jason Bedrick, Cato Institute
Milton Friedman Legacy Day, 2013
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Question
How much does it cost, onaverage, to educate a child inan American public school?
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$0
$2,000
$4,000
$6,000
$8,000
$10,000
$12,000
$14,000
$16,000
PEPG Median PEPG Average NCES Operating NCES Total
National Per Pupil Expenditures
Source: Education Next PEPG Survey
2008; NCES Digest of Education Statistics 2011
$2,000
$4,250
$11,000
$14,000
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Bonus Question
How much does it cost,
on average, to educate a
child in a public schoolin Connecticut?
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Source: NCES Digest of Education Statistics 2011;
$11,000
$14,000
$17,500
$0
$2,000$4,000
$6,000
$8,000
$10,000
$12,000
$14,000
$16,000
$18,000
$20,000
NCES Operating NCES Total CT Avg Total PPE
National vs. CT Per Pupil Expenditures
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$0
$25,000
$50,000
$75,000
$100,000
$125,000
$150,000
$175,000
Inflation-Adjusted Cost of a CompleteK-through-12 Public Education
CatoInstituteCharts thewhole amountspent on the K-through-12education of astudentgraduating inthe given year.
Data sourcesDigest ofEducationStatistics 2011,Table 191, U.S.DOE, CPI-adjusted to
constant 2012$. Missingvalues linearlyinterpolated orextrapolated.
1970: $56,903
1990: $102,098
2010: $164,426
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Do you think government funding for public schools in yourdistrict should increase, decrease, or stay about the same?
0%
10%20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Uninformed Informed
Decrease
Stay Same
Increase
Source: Education Next PEPG Survey 2012, Complete Polling Results. Questions 7a & 7b.
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Do you think government funding for public schools in yourdistrict should increase, decrease, or stay about the same?
63%
29%
9%
0%
10%20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Uninformed Informed
Decrease
Stay Same
Increase
Source: Education Next PEPG Survey 2012, Complete Polling Results. Questions 7a & 7b.
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63%
43%
29%
44%
9% 14%
0%
10%20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Uninformed Informed
Decrease
Stay Same
Increase
Source: Education Next PEPG Survey 2012, Complete Polling Results. Questions 7a & 7b.
Do you think government funding for public schools in yourdistrict should increase, decrease, or stay about the same?
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Election 2012: Colorado
November 1, 2012: Colorados NBC-affiliate airs reporton public school funding:
38 ballot
initiatives to
increase
spending 31 districts
$1.03 billion
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Election 2012: Colorado
Colorado Department
of Education: state
pays $6,474 per pupil.
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Election 2012: Colorado
No, the state
pays
about$10,000
per pupil.
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Election 2012: Colorado
Oh, $10,000-a-year
would be unimaginable
for almost anybody in
Colorado. It would be anice problem to have,
but it's not one we
currently have.
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Election 2012: Colorado
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Election 2012: Colorado
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Election 2012: Colorado
Like any good
political debate,
much of the issue
will be addressed atthe polls.
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Election 2012: Colorado
Amount of
state spendingis the wrong
question
Actual total per pupil
expenditures: $12,181
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Election 2012: Colorado
Election Results:
34 of 38 bond
issues passed
29 of 31 districts
$1.01 of $1.03billion
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63%
43%
29%
44%
9% 14%
0%
10%20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Uninformed Informed
Decrease
Stay Same
Increase
Source: Education Next PEPG Survey 2012, Complete Polling Results. Questions 7a & 7b.
Do you think government funding for public schools in yourdistrict should increase, decrease, or stay about the same?
20 ballotinitiatives
passed with
under 60% of
the vote
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49th Out of 50in Per Pupil Spending!
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ConnecticutsPer Pupil Spending Rank
U.S.Census
#7
NCESTotal
#6
NCESOperating
#6
NEA
#7
EducationWeek
#10
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Equal Inputs Dont Imply Equal Outputs
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What Were Up Against
State educationdepartments reportincomplete and
misleading figures Activistsuse those
figures to mislead
The mediaare too
lazy or incompetentto uncover andreport the truth
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Cracking the Books
Analyzed the financial transparency of all50 state education departments
Assigned AF grades for: Completeness
Timeliness
Accessibility
Working with state-based think tanks andwatchdog groups to promote nationwide
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Cracking the Books
Misleading data:
24 states report only operating or currentper pupil expenditures
Missing data: 8 states: missing capital expenditures
10 states: missing average employee salaries
41 states: missing average employee benefits
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Connecticut
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Connecticut
Operating per pupil expenditures
Most recent data: 2009-10
No data provided for: capital expenditures
total salaries
pensions
employee benefits
Difficult website to navigate
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Cracking the Books
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Cracking the Books
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Transparency & Choice
Robert F. Kennedy Community School,Los Angeles, built in 2010
Size: 452,000 square feet Amenities: Fine art murals, marble
memorial, swimming pool, 19,000-square-foot public park
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Transparency & Choice
Robert F. Kennedy Community School,Los Angeles Cost: $578 million
vs. $375 million for Staples Center Students: 4,200 Approx. $140,000 per student L.A. Unified School District: $640 million deficit
Laid off 3,000 teachers in two years Among lowest graduation rates in nation Terrible test scores
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Connecticut Private Schools
465 private schools
75,500+ students Compared to 550,000+ public school students
statewide
Average tuition nationwide: $8,550 (2007-08, NCES) Compared to $17,500 per pupil in CT
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Connecticut Private Schools
Tuition for all six non-special education privateschools in Hartford:
$34,125 at Watkinson School $17,000 average financial aid grant (36% on grants)
$3,600 (members $3,100) at Hartford AreaSeventh Day Adventist School
$3,600 at Saints Cyril & Methodius School $1,800 average financial aid grant (90% on grants)
Tuition-free at Covenant Preparatory (60students) Tuition not listed for St. Augustine School or
Grace S. Webb School
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School Choice in Connecticut
A well-designedschool choice programcould:
Save money Improve student
performance
Raise graduation
rates and collegematriculation
Improve civicknowledge
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Education: Spending,
Transparency and ChoiceJason Bedrick
Visiting Policy Analyst
Center for Educational FreedomCato Institute
T itt @C t CEF @J B d i k
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Twitter: @CatoCEF @JasonBedrick