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The School Finance Indicators Database is a project by researchers at the Albert Shanker Institute in Washington, D.C., and the Rutgers University Graduate School of Education in New Brunswick, N.J.
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Latest News
NEW DISTRICT ADEQUACY DATABASE AND RESEARCH BRIEF
March 2021: New database of spending adequacy in over 12,000 districts. Read the accompanying research brief, view profiles of individual districts, or download the full dataset.
Latest Annual Report
The Adequacy and Fairness of State School Finance Systems
The third edition of our annual report presenting findings on effort, adequacy, and progressivity in state school finance systems. Published January 2021. Read the report.
Latest Research Briefs
BRIEF: The Adequacy of School District Spending in the U.S.
Key findings on the adequacy of school district spending from our new District Cost Database for the 2017-18 school year. Published March 2021. Read the report.