WELCOME
The School Finance Indicators Database (SFID) is a public collection of data and research on U.S. K-12 school finance compiled by researchers from the Albert Shanker Institute and Rutgers University Graduate School of Education. The SFID team publishes two primary databases—one for states and one for over 12,000 individual school districts—along with accompanying reports and resources using and presenting these data.
All SFID products are freely available to download, and are designed for use not only by researchers, but also by parents, policymakers, journalists, educators, and the general public.
FEATURED RESOURCES
The Adequacy and Fairness of State School Finance Systems
Our annual research report—currently in its fourth edition—presents a national summary of state K-12 finance systems in the United States.
One-page state profiles
One-page summaries of the K-12 school finance systems of all 50 states and D.C. (updated annually).
Data visualizations
Customizable online visualizations of key measures from our datasets for your state or district.
Download full datasets
Download our full state and district datasets in Excel or Stata format, including user-friendly guides.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
- Check out our short guide on how to access and use SFID data and resources
- Read supplemental research briefs and reports by our team using SFID data
- Browse external publications using our data/measures and related reading
- Contact us with questions and comments about our products
The School Finance Indicators Database is compiled and published by researchers at the Albert Shanker Institute and the Rutgers University Graduate School of Education.
Latest News
NEW RELEASE: SECOND EDITION OF DISTRICT COST DATABASE
February 2022: Evaluate K-12 funding adequacy for 12,000 districts between 2009-19. Download the full dataset or see results for your district with the DCD data visualization tool.
Latest Annual Report
The Adequacy and Fairness of State School Finance Systems (fourth edition)
The fourth edition of our annual report presenting findings on effort, adequacy, and progressivity in state school finance systems. Published December 2021. Read the report.
Latest Research Briefs
Segregation and School Funding: How Housing Discrimination Reproduces Unequal Opportunity
An analysis of the historical and contemporary relationship between segregation and K-12 school funding. Published June 2022. Read the report.