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The Resource Center contains a wide collection of reports, publications, and data from Connecticut and national sources. To navigate through the Resource Center, use the keyword search below or browse by selecting a specific category using the drop-down menu below the Featured post.

Task Force to Study Special Education Services and Funding

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The Task Force to Study Special Education Services and Funding was created by the Connecticut General Assembly to examine a variety of issues related to special education. Specifically, the Task Force looked at the state's severe special education staffing shortage, the lack of resources for special education, the lack of equity in special education across the state, and the failure to close the state's achievement gap.

Special Education Task Force Final Report Special Education Task Force Midterm Report Special Education Task Force Presentation to SpEd Committee
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Education Funding Special Education

Breakout of Education Cost Sharing (ECS) Grant Entitlements Between Alliance and Non-Alliance School Districts (CT State Department of Education)

This data spreadsheet from the Connecticut State Department of Education, which spans from the 2011-12 school year to the 2024-25 school year, breaks down each Connecticut town's Education Cost Sharing (ECS) grant by the Alliance District and non-Alliance District portion. Alliance Districts, which are 36 of the lowest-performing local public school districts in the state, receive increased ECS funding "to support district strategies to dramatically increase student outcomes and close achievement gaps."

Breakout of ECS Grant Entitlements between Alliance and Non-Alliance Districts (CSDE)
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Education Funding Funding Formulas

Public Elementary & Secondary Education Revenue Sources by State (U.S. Census Bureau)

This resource includes state-level analysis of public education finances from the U.S. Census Bureau. The education finance data include revenues, expenditures, debt, and assets of elementary and secondary public school systems. Statistics cover school systems in all states, and include the District of Columbia. The report and tables, released annually, include detailed statistics on spending – such as instruction, student transportation, salaries and employee benefits – at the national, state, and school district levels.

Public Elementary & Secondary Education Revenue Sources - 2022 Public Elementary & Secondary Education Revenue Sources - 2021 Public Elementary & Secondary Education Revenue Sources - 2020 Public Elementary & Secondary Education Revenue Sources - 2019 Public Elementary & Secondary Education Revenue Sources - 2018
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Education Funding

Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (Office of the State Comptroller)

Published annually by the State Comptroller, this report provides a detailed look at the state's finances and provides insight into Connecticut's overall fiscal health. Included in the yearly report are fund balances as well as information on items impacting Connecticut's fiscal situation, including the state's cash deposits and investments, current liabilities, long-term debt, state retirement systems, and capital assets.

Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (Comptroller) - Most Recent Report Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (Comptroller) - Reports from FY 2016-Present Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (Comptroller) - Reports from FY 1988-FY 2015
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State Revenue & Spending Fiscal Transparency

50-State Comparison: K-12 Funding (Education Commission of the States)

This 50-state comparison from the Education Commission of the States looks at how each state allocates K-12 funding to school districts. The comparison includes a look at each state's primary funding models, base per-student funding amounts, and student enrollment counts, and information about funding for special education services, English language learners, economically disadvantaged students, gifted and talented students, and small and rural school districts.

ECS 50-State Comparison: K-12 Funding
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Education Funding