education in utah funding, demographics & rankings
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Education in Utah
Funding, Demographics & Rankings
State Public Education Funding Trend
Since 1992 Education Funding has Increased $1,047,760,921, or 81.9%
The Minimum School Program has Increased $586,967,524, or 77.6%
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Total Education Minimum School Program
See the Public Education Data Book, Page 21
Education As Proportion of Total State Budget
Percentage of General Fund & School Funds FY 2003
Public Education
45%
All Other39%
Higher Education
16%
Education Spending as A Proportion of Income
$42.83 Per $1,000 of personal income spent on education = 21st highest in nation
$28.08 Per $1,000 of personal income spent on student instruction = 12th highest in nation
$2.54 Per $1,000 of personal income spent on school administration = 16th highest in nation
$0.44 Per $1,000 of personal income spent on general administration = 7th lowest in nation
See the Public Education Data Book, Page 37
State Income Tax Supports Nearly 3/4 of Public Education Costs
FY 2003 Education BudgetUniform School Fund
72.8%
Federal Funds10.2%
Other Funds1.2%
Local Funds15.9%
See the Public Education Data Book, Page 23
Federal and Local Revenue Not Keeping Pace
$51.77 in total education revenue per $1,000 in personal income = 14th in nation
$31.63 in State education revenue per $1,000 in personal income = 10th in nation
$3.72 in Federal education revenue per $1,000 in personal income = 21st in nation
$16.41 in Local education revenue per $1,000 in personal income = 36th in nation
See the Public Education Data Book, Page 36
95% of State Funding Goes to Local School Districts
The total education budget = $2,326,540,609 The Minimum School Program – Funding for basic
education = $1,961,001,809 – all goes to districts State Board of Education – Funding for State
Office, Rehabilitation, Schools for the Deaf and Blind, Fine Arts, Education Contracts and Child Nutrition = $337,180,800 – more than 80% goes to districts
The School Building Program = $28,358,000 – all goes to districts
See the Public Education Data Book, Page 21
What is the Weighted Pupil Unit?
The unit of measure used in determining a uniform cost for educating each student One WPU usually equals one student Additional WPUs are allocated for specific pupils or
programs The value of the WPU for FY 2003 is $2,132 - $16
higher than last year For FY 2003, 627,795 WPUs were allocated by the
Legislature WPU funding will equal $1,338,458,940 in FY 2003
See the Public Education Data Book, Page 26
WPU Value and Funding Steadily Increasing
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WPU Value
Since 1993 the dollar value of each WPU has increased $642 or 43%
Total Funding for all WPUs has increased $1.33 million
See the Public Education Data Book, Page 26
Utah Ranks High in Teacher Salary Comparisons
There are Approximately 25,214 (FTE) Instructional Personnel in Utah. 22,210 (FTE) Hold Teaching Positions 3,004 Hold Non-Teaching Positions
The Average Teacher Salary, Including Benefits and Career Ladder Earnings = $53,940
Utah Ranks #4 in the Nation for Percent Change in Average Teacher Salary for 1990-91 to 2000-01.
In the Western Region Utah Ranks #3 in Highest Average Salary for Teachers.
See the Public Education Data Book, Pages 7 - 10
Demographics Skew Per-pupil Spending
National Education Association Ranks Utah #50 (out of 51) in Per Pupil Revenue and Expenditures for 2001 National Average = $7,079 Utah Average = $4,475
Per Pupil Expenditures Increased 21.3% from 1992-2001 = 17th in Nation
Utah spends $39 Per Pupil for Each $1,000 in Personal Income = 32nd in Nation
See the Public Education Data Book, Pages 29, 33 & 34
Utah Has 2nd Highest Percentage School-aged Population
State Population -
1999 2,121,033
2000 2,150,205
2001 2,187,276
Percent of Resident Population Under Age 18 = 23.3% National Rank = 2nd
See the Public Education Data Book, Pages 14, 35, & 38
Utah’s Public Ed Enrollment Growth Outpaces Nation
2001 Fall Enrollment = 477,801 students
Enrollment as a Percent of State Population = 21.8%
State Enrollment Percent Change 2000-2001 = 0.5%
National Enrollment Percent Change 2000-2001 = 0.3%
Enrollment Growth : + 2,532 new students
See the Public Education Data Book, Page 13
Utah Entering Period of Further Enrollment Growth
Utah and National Enrollment Change
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See the Public Education Data Book, Page 13
Enrollment Projected to Increase by More Than 20% Over Next 10 Years
2001 477,801
2002 480,736
2003 488,125
2004 497,370
2005 509,971
2006 524,172
2007 538,052
2008 552,355
2009 567,248
2010 582,974
Enrollment Projections –
An Estimated Increase of 105,000 Students is Expected by 2010
Annual Rate of Change is Expected to Reach 2.8%
See the Public Education Data Book, Page 14
New Students Per Year Projected to Increase from 2,000 to 16,000
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See the Public Education Data Book, Page 14
Student Growth Brings Increased Socioeconomic Diversity
Demographic Breakdown by Year and Group
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Utah Ranks #1 in Percent Change in Minority Student Population
Utah Ranks #1 in Percent Change in Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Price Lunch
See the Public Education Data Book, Pages 16 & 20
Class-size Challenges Remain
The Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Utah is 22.1 Students per Teacher 1.7 Students per Teacher Less than in 1996 but
0.9 Students more than 1999 Utah’s Pupil-Teacher Ratio fell at a rate of 9.4%
from 1997 to 2001 = 11th in the nation for 2001 Teachers Represent 54.3% of All Utah Public
Educational Staff = 14th in the nation for 2000
See the Public Education Data Book, Pages 18 & 34
Factors Other than Spending Influence Educational Success
Parental Involvement Utah has highest prop. of married-couple households
with children under 18 (35%) in the nation (23.5%)* Income, Shelter, and Nutrition
Utah has second lowest level of child poverty (13%) in the nation (19%)**
Overall Well Being Utah ranked 3rd in the nation for composite indicators
of child well being**
*See Households and Families: 2000, U.S. Census Bureau, September, 2001, p. 4.**See 2002 Kids Count, Annie E. Casey Foundation, May, 2002.
Utah Schools’ Performance
Utah (84.5%) ranks #1 in nation (66.6%) for high school graduation rate*
Utah in top quartile for 8th graders testing above “basic” mathematics and for 8th grade mathematics proficiency*
Utah in national top-10 for SAT Verbal (8th) and Mathematical (10th) scores**
Utah consistently scores above national average on ACT standardized test results***
*See State Statistical Trends: Education Outcomes and Achievements, Morgan Quitno Press, 5/2001.**See Digest of Education Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Education, January, 2001.
***USOE, School Evaluation and Assessment Section.