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Data visualization tools


The links below direct to different data visualizations, all of which present data from either our State Indicators Database or District Cost Database. The visualizations are all updated annually with the latest data, and they are divided into three categories:

  1. One-page state profiles: view one-page PDF summaries of each state’s system
  2. District visualization: display adequacy estimates for over 12,000 individual school districts
  3. State visualizations: display individual states’ estimates for a selection of measures

Additional information about each visualization can be found on its webpage. You can also download the full datasets in Excel or Stata format.


One-page state profiles


One-page state finance profiles

Single-page summaries of the effort, adequacy and fairness of each state’s school finance system.

SFID data source: State Indicators Database


District visualization


District spending adequacy profiles

Compare actual and estimated adequate spending levels for 12,000 U.S. public school districts between 2009-21.

SFID data source: District Cost Database


State visualizations


Statewide spending adequacy

The percentage of students in districts with below adequate funding and average adequacy gaps, by state and year (2009-2021).

SFID data source: State Indicators Database


Equal opportunity (adequacy by district poverty)

K-12 spending adequacy by district poverty quintile and equal opportunity gaps (2009-2021).

SFID data source: State Indicators Database


State fiscal effort

State and national trends in the proportion of states’ economies devoted to K-12 schools (2006-2021).

SFID data source: State Indicators Database


Relationships between state indicators

Create scatterplots comparing the relationships between your choice of two state indicators (2021 only).

SFID data source: State Indicators Database


State funding progressivity

Differences in adjusted state and local K-12 revenue between high and zero poverty districts (1993-2021).

SFID data source: State Indicators Database


State teacher wage penalties

Teacher/non-teacher wage gaps for each state and nationally, by teacher age (2000-2021).

SFID data source: State Indicators Database


Visualizations designed by Bilan Jama, Emilee O’Brien, and Lauren Schneider

Latest News

NEW DISTRICT COST DATABASE ESTIMATES AVAILABLE

April 2024: Download the full dataset with adequacy estimates for over 12,000 school districts from 2009 to 2021, or look up individual districts’ results with our online visualization tool.

Latest Annual Report

The Adequacy and Fairness of State School Finance Systems (sixth edition)

The sixth edition of our annual report presenting findings on effort, statewide adequacy, and equal opportunity in state school finance systems. Published January 2024.

Latest Research Briefs

State School Finance System Profiles (2020-21 school year)

One-page profiles summarizing the key results on effort, statewide adequacy, and equal opportunity for all 50 states and D.C. View your state’s profile. Published January 2024.