- 1) The figures for California’s per pupil spending vs. the national average, 1970-2004, were derived from:”RAND Report Shows California Schools Lag Behind Other States On Almost Every Objective Measurement,” The Rand Corporation and Student membership and current expenditures per pupil in membership for public elementary and secondary schools, by function and state: School year 2001-02, The National Center for Education Statistics
- 2) Increases in the national average for per pupil spending are documented in “Changes in Per-pupil Education Spending (1981-2001)” (.PDF or .DOC), Education Commission of the States
- 3) California has the largest school-age population of the nation according to the Indiana Business Research Center (IBRC) as well as the second highest student-to-teacher ratio.
- 4) California teachers’ salaries rank fifth among the five most populous states and 32nd in the nation according to the previously cited Rand Corporation report.
- 5) The per capita income of California has dropped from the 9th highest (2000) to the 12th (2004) nationwide according to the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis. However, California also has the most wealthy residents. In 2003, it ranked first by “Annual Earnings and Income” according to the IRBC.
- Eduwonk.com
- “Closing the Gap in State School Spending,” The Economic Policy Institute
- Education Finance, CalNews.com
- “N.Y., N.J. top nation in per-student spending,” (AP) USA Today
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