How Localities Fund Education

How different school districts vary on funding education, with a particular focus on instruction spending as a driver of quality, and property tax funding as a proxy for access.

Circle size represents total spending

Y-axis represents instruction spending (%) — more instruction spending increases quality

X-axis represents property tax funding (%)— more property tax funding decreases access

Lines represent average county

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State:
Total Expenditure: $
Property Tax Funding:
Instruction Spending:
High Quality, Low Access High Quality, High Access Low Quality, Low Access Low Quality, High Access