FISCAL YEAR 2000 FUNDING INEQUITIES

DCPS Public Charter Schools
Confirmed Enrollment1 68,8142 6,980
Change from FY 1999 (1,585) 3,386
Change from FY 1999 -- % -2.3 +94
Funding required by formula $505,000,0003 $58,000,0004
Actual Funding $505,000,0005 $47,155,0006
Per-student funding shortfall -- % 0 -19%
Actual funding per student7 $7,339 $5,698
Methodology of Residency Audit Sample Count
Students not compliant8 10.5% 9.5%
Per-student funding lost - residency 0 $5,455,660
Per-student funding lost - other 0 $5,389,340

[1] Source: Thompson, Cobb & Bazilio Audit Report 10/7/99
[2] Not including private placement special education students
[3] Not including funds for private placement special education students or capital improvement funds
[4] Including $1,058 per student facilities allowance
[5] Source: Parents United for the DC Public Schools. Includes $10.7 million from the $30 million set aside to fund charter school enrollment growth. Does not include funds for private placement special education students or capital improvement funds. DCPS officials believe they may need to use as much as $14 million of these per-pupil funds for private placement tuition and transportation.
[6] Source: Letter to CFO by Deputy CFO (OBP) dated 2/4/2000
[7] Not including capital budget or charter school facilities add-on -- $1058 per student.
[8] Students who produced at least two documents showing District residency were considered in compliance; those who produced fewer than two were considered non compliant
[9] Some of this underfunding is attributable to errors in the audit (e.g., failure to count 300 special ed students; failure to count limited English-proficient students); the reasons for the remainder of the shortfall are known only to the CFO  English-proficient students); the reasons for the remainder of the shortfall are known only to the CFO
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