School Choice Funding by State
This list is intended to be a resource for funding options in each state. Funding for the HOPE program is determined by the program and family situation. Contact program directly for funding options.
**This list is not regularly updated, if you would like to submit a scholarship or an update to one listed below please send us an email.
| State | Program Type | Program Name | Participation | Participation Rate | Eligibility | Eligibility Rate | Average Funding | Public Funding | Schools |
| AL | Tax-Credit Scholarship for public and non-public schools | Alabama – Education Scholarship Program | 3,837 | 2% | 180,792 | 37% | $3,211* | 35% | 200 |
| AL | Scholarship program for low income students to attend public or private schools. | Alabama – Accountability Act of 2013 Parent-Taxpayer Refundable Tax Credits | 145 | <1% | 43,876 | 5% | $2,814 | 31% | N/A |
| AR | Voucher | Arkansas – Succeed Scholarship Program | 260 | <1% | 73,050 | 14% | $6,781‡ | 69% | 34 |
| AZ | Tax-Credit Scholarship | Arizona – Original Individual Income Tax Credit Scholarship Program | 32,585 | 5% | 678,438 | 100% | $1,780 | 24% | 276 |
| AZ | Tax-Credit Scholarship | Arizona – Low-Income Corporate Income Tax Credit Scholarship Program | 20,951 | 5% | 387,245 | 58% | $2,470 | 33% | 206 |
| AZ | Education Savings Account | Arizona – Empowerment Scholarship Accounts | 6,450 | 2% | 259,223 | 22% | $12,808 | 169% | 134 |
| AZ | Tax-Credit Scholarship | Arizona – “Switcher” Individual Income Tax Credit Scholarship Program | 22,348 | 2% | 1,177,655 | 99% | $1,476 | 19% | 266 |
| AZ | Tax-Credit Scholarship | Arizona – Lexie’s Law for Disabled and Displaced Students Tax Credit Scholarship Program | 1,103 | 1% | 140,702 | 12% | $5,214 | 69% | 142 |
| DC | Voucher | District of Columbia – Opportunity Scholarship Program | 1,645 | 10% | 16,919 | 33% | $9,531 | 46% | 46 |
| FL | Tax-Credit Scholarship | Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program | 104,091 | 12% | 893,480 | 49% | $6,193 | 68% | 1,825 |
| FL | Tax-Credit Scholarship | Florida – Hope Scholarship Program | 66 | <1% | 2,732,112 | 83% | $7,111‡ | 78% | N.A. |
| FL | Voucher | Florida – Family Empowerment Scholarship Program | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 54% | $7,122 | N.A. | N.A. |
| GA | Voucher | Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program | 4,664 | 2% | 202,308 | 10% | $6,223 | 66% | 249 |
| GA | Tax-Credit Scholarship | Georgia – Qualified Education Expense Tax Credit | 13,895 | 1% | 1,891,757 | 89% | $4,008 | 42% | 400 |
| IA | Individual Tax Credit/Deduction | Iowa – Tuition and Textbook Tax Credit | 116,707 | 33% | 350,647 | 100% | $131 | 1% | N/A |
| IA | Tax-Credit Scholarship | Iowa – School Tuition Organization Tax Credit | 10,791 | 5% | 206,059 | 58% | $1,614 | 15% | 145 |
| IL | Individual Tax Credit/Deduction | Illinois – Tax Credits for Educational Expenses | 297,492 | 23% | 1,342,579 | 100% | $262 | 2% | N/A |
| IL | Tax-Credit Scholarship | Illinois – Invest in Kids Program | 7,178 | 1% | 594,125 | 52% | $7,380 | 54% | 447 |
| IN | Individual Tax Credit/Deduction | Indiana – Private School/Homeschool Deduction | 56,025 | 37% | 149,460 | 12% | $1,804 | 19% | N/A |
| IN | Voucher | Indiana – Choice Scholarship Program | 36,290 | 5% | 719,319 | 50% | $4,449 | 46% | 329 |
| IN | Tax-Credit Scholarship | Indiana – School Scholarship Tax Credit | 9,743 | 2% | 434,594 | 60% | $2,108 | 22% | 341 |
| KS | Tax-Credit Scholarship | Kansas – Tax Credit for Low Income Students Scholarship Program | 369 | 1% | 35,715 | 7% | $4,058 | 39% | 114 |
| LA | Individual Tax Credit/Deduction | Louisiana – Elementary and Secondary School Tuition Deduction | 77,097 | 50% | 152,955 | 18% | $5,448 | 49% | N/A |
| LA | Voucher | Louisiana Scholarship Program | 6,928 | 3% | 265,750 | 31% | $6,007 | 54% | 122 |
| LA | Voucher | Louisiana – School Choice Program for Certain Students with Exceptionalities | 394 | 1% | 29,037 | 10% | $2,190 | 20% | 20 |
| LA | Tax-Credit Scholarship | Louisiana – Tuition Donation Credit Program | 1,703 | 1% | 226,011 | 47% | $4,148 | 37% | 162 |
| MD | Voucher | Maryland – Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today (BOOST) Program | 3,168 | 4% | 59,452 | 10% | $2,047 | 14% | 161 |
| ME | Voucher | Maine – Town Tuitioning Program | 5,091 | 100% | 5,091 | 3% | $11,093‡ | 75% | 47 |
| MN | Individual Tax Credit/Deduction | Minnesota – K–12 Education Credit | 46,948 | 37% | 128,502 | 21% | $254 | 2% | N/A |
| MN | Individual Tax Credit/Deduction | Minnesota – Education Deduction | 212,160 | 34% | 619,652 | 100% | $1,145 | 10% | N/A |
| MS | Voucher | Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program | 252 | 2% | 13,479 | 3% | $4,985 | 59% | 6 |
| MS | Voucher | Mississippi – Nate Rogers Scholarship for Students with Disabilities Program | 1 | <1% | 12,164 | 3% | $4,985 | 59% | 1 |
| MS | Education Savings Account | Mississippi – Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Program | 356 | <1% | 65,819 | 19% | $6,494 | 77% | 51 |
| MT | Tax-Credit Scholarship | Montana – Tax Credits for Contributions to Student Scholarship Organizations | 25 | <1% | 158,551 | 100% | $500 | 5% | 12 |
| NC | Voucher | North Carolina – Opportunity Scholarships | 9,651 | 2% | 475,204 | 44% | $3,936 | 46% | 452 |
| NC | Voucher | North Carolina – Special Education Scholarship Grants for Children with Disabilities | 1,754 | 1% | 198,810 | 11% | $5,953 | 70% | 230 |
| NC | Education Savings Account | North Carolina – Personal Education Savings Accounts | 277 | <1% | 199,512 | 11% | $6,547 | 103% | 72 |
| NH | Voucher | New Hampshire – Town Tuitioning Program | 9 | 8% | 107 | <1% | N/A | N/A | 1 |
| NH | Tax-Credit Scholarship | New Hampshire – Education Tax Credit Program | 413 | 1% | 46,097 | 34% | $2,247 | 15% | 51 |
| NV | Tax-Credit Scholarship | Nevada – Educational Choice Scholarship Program | 2,306 | 2% | 152,253 | 52% | $5,370 | 64% | 61 |
| OH | Voucher | Ohio – Cleveland Scholarship Program | 7,438 | 16% | 46,635 | 100% | $4,863 | 41% | 41 |
| OH | Voucher | Ohio – Autism Scholarship Program | 3,789 | 15% | 23,741 | 1% | $22,996 | 196% | 265 |
| OH | Voucher | Ohio – Educational Choice Scholarship Program | 22,608 | 15% | 155,692 | 8% | $4,762 | 41% | 482 |
| OH | Voucher | Ohio – Income-Based Scholarship Program | 9,532 | 3% | 418,677 | 34% | $4,097 | 35% | 405 |
| OH | Voucher | Ohio – Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program | 5,621 | 2% | 253,800 | 13% | $9,913 | 85% | 377 |
| OK | Voucher | Oklahoma – Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities | 827 | 1% | 108,455 | 16% | $6,624 | 82% | 61 |
| OK | Tax-Credit Scholarship | Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarships | 2,500 | 1% | 347,827 | 82% | $1,951 | 24% | 99 |
| PA | Tax-Credit Scholarship | Pennsylvania – Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program | 14,419 | 9% | 157,240 | 8% | $2,490 | 17% | N.A. |
| PA | Tax-Credit Scholarship | Pennsylvania – Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program | 37,725 | 5% | 837,723 | 66% | $1,816 | 13% | N.A. |
| PR | Voucher | Puerto Rico – Free School Selection Program | N/A | N/A | 79,936 | 62% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| RI | Tax-Credit Scholarship | Rhode Island – Tax Credits for Contributions to Scholarship Organizations | 397 | 1% | 40,668 | 38% | $3,416 | 22% | 35 |
| SC | Tax-Credit Scholarship | South Carolina – Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children Fund | 1,951 | 2% | 101,776 | 13% | $4,973 | 51% | 112 |
| SC | Individual Tax Credit/Deduction | South Carolina – Refundable Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children | 322 | <1% | 101,776 | 13% | $6,211 | 63% | N/A |
| SD | Tax-Credit Scholarship | South Dakota – Partners in Education Tax Credit Program | 481 | 1% | 40,248 | 42% | $603 | 7% | 42 |
| TN | Education Savings Account | Tennessee – Individualized Education Account Program | 137 | <1% | 19,837 | 2% | $4,696* | 54% | 14 |
| TN | Voucher | Tennessee – Education Savings Account Pilot Program | N/A | N/A | 197,591 | 60% | $7,300‡ | 83% | N/A |
| UT | Voucher | Utah – Carson Smith Special Needs Scholarship Program | 978 | 1% | 78,429 | 12% | $5,816 | 86% | 55 |
| VA | Tax-Credit Scholarship | Virginia – Education Improvement Scholarships Tax Credits Program | 4,435 | 1% | 347,320 | 39% | $3,134 | 28% | 175 |
| VT | Voucher | Vermont – Town Tuitioning Program | 3,350 | 100% | 3,350 | 4% | $13,152 | 77% | 435 |
| WI | Voucher | Wisconsin – Milwaukee Parental Choice Program | 28,917 | 64% | 45,504 | 69% | $7,708 | 67% | 129 |
| WI | Voucher | Wisconsin – Parental Private School Choice Program (Racine) | 3,324 | 35% | 9,519 | 60% | $7,669 | 66% | 26 |
| WI | Individual Tax Credit/Deduction | Wisconsin – K–12 Private School Tuition Deduction | 37,070 | 31% | 126,035 | 13% | $4,839 | 42% | N/A |
| WI | Voucher | Wisconsin – Parental Choice Program (Statewide) | 7,140 | 5% | 137,920 | 26% | $7,712 | 67% | 213 |
| WI | Voucher | Wisconsin – Special Needs Scholarship Program | 692 | <1% | 120,677 | 13% | $12,212 | 106% | 59 |
All States All Data
June 2015
This database indicates each state’s funding mechanism, allocation and student count method for K-12 students with disabilities.
Funding Mechanism: There are three main funding mechanisms for students with disabilities:
- Formula funding: Funding is included in the state’s primary funding formula (33 states & D.C.)
- Categorical funding: Funding is allocated outside of the state’s primary funding formula through separate line items (12 states)
- Reimbursement funding: Funding is allocated outside of the state’s primary funding formula. Districts are reimbursed after costs are accrued (Five states).
State Allocation: State allocations depend on the type of funding mechanism a state uses.
- For formula-funded states, we provide the weight, resource-based allocation ratios or dollar amounts, depending upon the state’s system.
- Categorical funding amounts may vary each year based on the state budget—we provide the most up-to-date information available.
- For reimbursement states, we provide the reimbursement percentage.
Method of Determining Student Count: States use either:
- Student counts, or
- A fixed percentage of students – often referred to as “census” counts.
The most common systems used for special education student counts are a student’s average daily attendance (ADA), average daily membership (ADM) or enrollment of students. Six states make use of a system that does not rely on student counts but assumes that all districts have the same percentage enrollment of special education students. This system is known as a census-based system.
Data compiled by Maria Millard & Stephanie Aragon: mmillard@ecs.org or 303.299.3620, saragon@ecs.org or 303.299.3614
| Funding Mechanism | State Allocation | Student Count | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Formula-funded: staff-based allocation | Standard grade level teacher-student divisors are adjusted to reflect 5% of the average daily membership weighted by 2.5. Teacher to student ratios are: Grades K-3: 1:14.25 Grades 4-6: 1:21.85 Grades 7-8: 1:20.20 Grades 9-12: 1:18.45 Compensation for special education teachers is determined by salary matrix based on years of experience and level of education. |
Census-based |
| Alaska | Formula-funded: single weight | Alaska uses a special needs factor of 1.2 in the formula. | Census-based |
| Arizona | Formula-funded: multiple weights | Eleven weights in the formula: Hearing impaired: 4.771 Multiple disabilities, autism and severe intellectual disability: 6.024 Self-contained programs for pupils with multiple disabilities, autism and severe intellectual disability: 5.833 Multiple disabilities with severe sensory impairment: 7.947 Orthopedic impairments, resource program: 3.158 Orthopedic impairments, self-contained program: 6.773 Preschool, severe delayed: 3.595 Developmental delays, emotional disabilities, mild intellectual disabilities, specific learning disability, speech/language impairment and other health impairments: 0.003 Emotional disabilities, enrolled in private special education programs: 4.822 Moderate intellectual disability: 4.421 Visual impairment: 4.806 |
The prior year’s 100th day Average Daily Membership |
| Arkansas | Categorical | Arkansas only provides funding for students with disabilities with high-costs. | Student count on October 1 |
| California | Categorical | Funding depends on state appropriations. In FY 2014-2015, the department allocated $2,811,461,000 for students with disabilities. | Census-based |
| Colorado | Categorical | In FY 2014-2015, $160.9 million was allocated for special education programs. Districts receive $1,250 for each student with a disability. An additional $6,000 for children with certain disabilities may be provided; however, that funding is dependent on state appropriations and may be prorated. $500,000 is available for children not under the care of their parents. | Student count on December 1 |
| Connecticut | Formula-funded | The state’s funding formula does not specifically designate money for students with disabilities; however, districts use formula funds for such purposes. | Student count on October 1 |
| Delaware | Formula-funded: staff-based allocation | Partial unit funding for instructional units is provided based on grade and level of disability (basic, intensive and complex). Teacher to student ratios are: Pre-school: 1: 12.8 K-3: 1: 16.2 Basic, grades 4-12: 1: 8.4 Intensive, PreK-12: 1: 6 Complex, PreK-12: 1: 2.6 |
Student count on September 30 |
| District of Columbia | Formula-funded: multiple weights | Five weights in the formula: Level 1 – Eight hours or less per week of specialized services: 0.97 FY 2015 Allocation: $9,207 Level 2 – More than 8 hours and less than or equal to 16 hours per school week of specialized services: 1.2 FY 2015 Allocation: $11,390 Level 3 – More than 16 hours and less than or equal to 24 hours per school week of specialized services: 1.97 FY 2015 Allocation: $18,699 Level 4 – More than 24 hours per week which may include instruction in a self-contained (dedicated) special education school other than residential placement: 3.49 FY 2015 Allocation: $33,127 Residential: 1.67 FY 2015 Allocation: $15,852 The weightings are applied cumulatively in the counts of students who fall into more than one of the above categories. |
Student count on or before October 15 |
| Florida | Formula-funded: multiple weights | Five weights in the formula: K-3: 1.126 4-8: 1.00 9-12: 1.004 Level 4 support: 3.548 Level 5 support: 5.104 Fixed funding for special education students not receiving level 4 or 5 services is provided through an Exceptional Student Education guaranteed allocation. |
Multiple program membership surveys |
| Georgia | Formula-funded: staff-based | Teacher to student ratios are: Category 1 – Self-contained specific learning disabled and self-contained speech-language disordered: 1:8 Category 2 – Mildly mentally disabled: 1:6.5 Category 3 – Behavior disordered, moderately mentally disabled, severely mentally disabled, resourced specific learning disabled, resourced speech-language disordered, self-contained hearing impaired and deaf, self-contained orthopedically disabled, and self-contained other health impaired: 1:5 Category 4 – Deaf-blind, profoundly mentally disabled, visually impaired and blind, resourced hearing impaired and deaf, resourced orthopedically disabled, and resourced other health impaired: 1:3 Category 5 – Those special education students classified as being in Categories 1 through 4 whose Individualized Educational Programs specify specially designed instruction or supplementary aids or services in alternative placements, in the least restrictive environment, including the regular classroom and who receive such services from personnel such as paraprofessionals, interpreters, job coaches, and other assistive personnel: 1:8 Category 6 – Intellectually gifted: 1:12 |
A full-time equivalent formula which includes the count of segments of the school day for each student enrolled in special education |
| Hawaii | Categorical | Funding depends on state appropriations. For FY 2014-2015, $325.5 million was allocated for students with disabilities (approximately 23.2% of the education budget). *Note: Hawaii is a single school district. |
Based on individual student need, not enrollment. |
| Idaho | Formula-funded: staff-based allocation | Districts receive special education funding at a rate of 6.0% of a district’s total K–6 enrollment and 5.5% of a district’s total 7–12 enrollment for additional support units. The percentage of a district’s total enrollment eligible for exceptional child funding is divided by the exceptional child support unit divisor of 14.5 to determine the number of exceptional child support units generated by the district. | Census-based |
| Illinois | Categorical | Illinois distributes special education funding via separate categorical programs. In FY 2015, $1.5 billion was provided for these programs. Chicago District 299 receives special education funding through a block grant based on a static percentage and applied against each categorical program. | Based on the IDEA child count of all students in the state |
| Indiana | Formula-funded: dollar allocation | Per pupil expenditures by category: Severe disabilities: $8,350 ($8,800 beg. in FY 2016) Mild and moderate disabilities: $2,265 ($2,300 beg. in FY 2016) Communication disorders: $533 ($500 beg. in FY 2016) Homebound programs: $533 ($500 beg. in FY 2016) Special preschool education programs: $2,750 (remains the same beg. in FY 2016) |
Student count on December 1 |
| Iowa | Formula-funded: multiple weights | Three additional weights in the formula: Level 1 – Students receiving specially designed instruction for a part of the educational program (includes modifications and adaptations to the general education program): 0.72 Level 2 – Students receiving specially designed instruction for a majority of the educational program (includes substantial modifications, adaptations, and special education accommodations to the general education program): 1.21 Level 3 – Students receiving specially designed instruction for most or all of the educational program (requires extensive redesign of curriculum and substantial modification of instructional techniques, strategies and materials): 2.74 |
Student count on or before November 1 |
| Kansas | Formula-funded: single weight | Weight in the formula: 1.6874 | Based on actual counts of students enrolled and receiving services. |
| Kentucky | Formula-funded: multiple weights | Three additional weights in the formula: Low incidence disabilities: 2.35 Moderate incidence: 1.17 High incidence: 0.24 |
Student count on December 1 |
| Louisiana | Formula-funded: single weight | Weight in the formula: 1.5 | Student count on February 1 |
| Maine | Formula-funded: multiple weights | Funding is based on a 6 step formula adjustment: Step 1: Base Component – Applies 1.277 weight (for the excess cost) to all students up to 15% of subsidizable students in the district. Step 2: Prevalence Adjustment – Applies .38 weight (for the excess cost) to all students above 15% of subsidizable students in the district. Step 3: Size Adjustment – Applies .29 weight for additional funds for school administrative units with fewer than 20 students w/disabilities in the district. Step 4: High Cost In-District Adjustment – Allocates additional funds for students estimated to cost 3 times the statewide special education EPS rate in the district. Step 5: High Cost Out-of-District Adjustment – Allocates additional funds for students estimated to cost 4 times the statewide special education EPS rate in the district. Step 6: EPS Special Education Allocation (with EPS Maintenance of Effort Adjustment and High Cost Out-of-District Adjustment) in the district. |
Student count on December 1 There is a cap of 15% of the district’s pupil count for accounting for students with disabilities. For districts in which the annual December 1 child count for the most recent year is less than 15% of the school administrative unit’s resident pupils, the special education child count percentage may not increase more than 0.5% in any given year, up to a maximum of 1.0% in any given 3-year period. For each special education student above the 15% maximum, the unit receives an additional weight of .38. |
| Maryland | Formula-funded: single weight | Per pupil amount is 74% of the annual per pupil foundation amount multiplied by 0.5, the state share of special education funding. | The greater of the number of special education students for the prior fiscal year or the number of special education students for the second prior fiscal year. |
| Massachusetts | Formula-funded: dollar allocation | In FY2015, the state provided districts with $23,332 for each assumed, in-district, special-needs student and $26,461 for each assumed, out-of-district, special-needs student, calculated at the full-time equivalent, rather than the individual, student level. The state also provides a high-cost reimbursement. For each student, the state’s share equals 75% of the prior year’s approved instructional costs in excess of 4 times the full amount of the prior year’s state average per pupil foundation budget. For students who do not live with a parent or guardian, the state reimburses 100%. Reimbursements are subject to appropriation. | Census-based |
| Michigan | Reimbursement | Reimbursement: 28.6138% | Two pupil counts are used: the number of students with an IEP (head count) and the special education full-time equivalent count. Each student is counted only once and represents a full person, regardless of the setting in which they are educated. |
| Minnesota | Categorical | $1.12 billion allocated for students with disabilities in FY 2014-2015. The state is transitioning to a new funding method for FY 2016 (still a categorical program) that distributes funding through dollar allocation for three categories of disabilities. | Adjusted Average Daily Membership count. Beginning in Fiscal Year 2016, the state will transition to a more census-based method that accounts for overall district average daily membership served, poverty concentration, district size, and the average costs of educating students with different primary disabilities. |
| Mississippi | Formula-funded: staff-based allocation | One teacher unit is provided for each approved class of exceptional students. The funding allocated is based on the teacher’s certification and experience. Additional funds for students with disabilities are provided through the Special Education, Special Services fund in the State Treasury. | Student count on December 10 |
| Missouri | Formula-funded: single weight | An additional weight of 0.75 is applied to student counts above the state threshold of 12.6% special education students. | Average Daily Attendance above the state threshold of 12.6%. |
| Montana | Categorical | Funding depends on state appropriations. The total special education allocation must be distributed according to the following formula: 52.5% through instructional block grants 17.5% through related services block grants 25% to reimbursement of local districts 5% to special education cooperatives and joint boards for administration and travel |
The “Average Number Belonging” calculation of the number of students enrolled |
| Nebraska | Reimbursement | Reimbursement has varied 51% – 57% since 2010 | N/A |
| Nevada | Categorical | Funding for 3,049 special education units was $41,608 in FY 2014 and $42,745 in FY 2015 for a total of $126.9 million and $130.3 million respectively. | Based on “special education program unit”– or teaching positions |
| New Hampshire | Formula-funded: dollar allocation | $1,881.98 for each special education student is added to the base per pupil cost of $3,498.30 per ADM-R. | Average Daily Membership |
| New Jersey | Formula-funded: dollar allocation | 2/3 of the special education costs are funded through the state’s primary formula and 1/3 through categorical funding. General special education costs are separate from speech only students. Total FY 2015-2016 allocations per-pupil for general special education was $15,805 and for speech only was $1,259. | Census-based |
| New Mexico | Formula-funded: multiple weights | Four additional weights in the formula: Students requiring a minimal amount of special education: 0.7 Students requiring a moderate amount of special education: 0.7 Students requiring an extensive amount of special education: 1.0 Student requiring a maximum amount of special education: 2.0 |
Student count on December 1 |
| New York | Formula-funded: single weight | Weight in the formula: 1.41. | Average Daily Attendance weighted by the fraction of the school day that the student is enrolled in the public school programs. |
| North Carolina | Categorical | Funding depends on state allocations. In FY 2014-2015, $784,172,856 (or $3,926.97 per funded child count) was allocated for students with disabilities. | The lesser of the student count on April 1 or 12.5% of the allotted Average Daily Membership |
| North Dakota | Formula-funded: single weight | Additional weight in the formula: 0.082. | Average Daily Membership |
| Ohio | Formula-funded: dollar allocation | For FY 2015, per-pupil expenditures by category: Speech impaired: $1,517 Developmentally disabled, specific learning disabled, other health issues – minor, preschool developmentally delayed: $3,849 Hearing impaired, severe behavior: $9,248 Visually impaired, other health issues – major: $12,342 Multiple disability, orthopedically handicapped: $16,715 Traumatic brain injury, autism, and deaf-blindness: $24,641 |
Average Daily Membership compiled continuously throughout the school year |
| Oklahoma | Formula-funded: multiple weights | Eleven additional weights in the formula: Vision impaired: 3.8 Learning disabilities: 0.4 Deaf or hard-of-hearing: 2.9 Deaf and blind: 3.8 Educable mentally handicapped: 1.3 Emotionally disturbed: 2.5 Gifted: 0.34 Multiple handicapped: 2.4 Physically handicapped: 1.2 Speech impaired: 0.05 Trainable mentally handicapped: 1.3 |
The highest of the weighted Average Daily Memberships from the two preceding school years |
| Oregon | Formula-funded: single weight | Additional weight in the formula: 1.0. | Average Daily Membership May not exceed 11% of the district’s Average Daily Membership without review and approval by the Department of Education. |
| Pennsylvania | Categorical | The categorical funds are distributed through a weighted student count based on categories of student costs: Category 1: 1.51 Category 2: 3.77 Category 3: 7.46 |
Two year prior student count of students in each cost category |
| Rhode Island | Formula-funded: single weight | The state’s “high need student weight” is 40%. It is meant to address the effects of poverty and other factors influencing educational need. | The number of students eligible for free and reduced price lunch. |
| South Carolina | Formula-funded: multiple weights | Five weights in the formula: Educable mentally handicapped pupils and learning disabilities pupils: 1.74 Trainable mentally handicapped pupils, emotionally handicapped pupils and orthopedically handicapped pupils: 2.04 Visually handicapped pupils, pupils with autism and hearing handicapped pupils: 2.57 Speech handicapped pupils: 1.9 Pupils who are homebound and pupils who reside in emergency shelters: 2.1 |
The cumulative one hundred thirty-five day Average Daily Membership of each school district by program classification |
| South Dakota | Formula-funded: dollar allocation | Six allocations in the formula: Level 1 – Mild disability (count is calculated by determining 10.04% of student count): $4, 897 Level 2 – cognitive disability, emotionally disturbed: $12,037 Level 3 – Hearing loss, deafness, vision loss, deaf-blind, orthopedic impairment, traumatic brain injury: $16,002 Level 4 – Autism: $14,288 Level 5 – Multiple disability (must include 2 or more disabilities in levels 2, 3 or 4, not including Deaf-Blind): $21,635 Level 6 – Prolonged assistance: $7,796 |
The district’s state aid fall enrollment and December child count. |
| Tennessee | Formula-funded: staff-based allocation | Tiered teacher allocation system based on location of instruction and amount of specialized contact. A schedule of 10 special education options determines teacher allocations requirements. Special education supervisor: 1:750 Special education assessment personnel: 1:600 Special education assistant: 1:60 Classroom materials and supplies: $36.50/SE Student Instructional equipment: $13.25/SE Student Classroom-related travel: $17.25/SE Student |
A weighted Average Daily Membership count based on attendance months: 2 (12.5%), 3 (17.5%), 6 (35%) and 7 (35%) |
| Texas | Formula-funded: multiple weights | Twelve weights in the formula: Homebound: 5.0 Hospital class: 3.0 Speech therapy: 5.0 Resource room: 3.0 Self-contained, mild and moderate, regular campus: 3.0 Self-contained, severe, regular campus: 3.0 Off home campus: 2.7 Nonpublic day school: 1.7 Vocational adjustment class: 2.3 State schools: 2.8 Residential care and treatment: 4.0 Mainstream: 1.1 |
The number of full-time equivalents in each instructional arrangement. The number of special education full-time equivalents is subtracted from the Average Daily Attendance figure used to calculate the regular program allotment. |
| Utah | Formula-funded: dollar allocation | Funding per student is based on the state’s add‐on weighted pupil unit value of $2,837 for FY2015-2016. | The previous five year’s Average Daily Membership data. A growth factor is also added equal to the change in Average Daily Membership three years prior compared to two years prior. |
| Vermont | Reimbursement | Reimbursement: 60% for (1) 9.75 special education teaching positions per 1,000 average daily membership (ADM) and (2) up to two special education administrators per supervisory union/district based on ADM |
Average Daily Membership |
| Virginia | Formula-funded: staff-based allocation | A minimum of 51 professional instructional positions and aide positions and for special education, a minimum of 6.0 professional instructional positions and aide positions for each 1,000 pupils in March 31 ADM each year. 2015 appropriations: Special Education and Student Services: $13,225,359 Special Education Instructional Services: $7,999,000 Special Education Administration and Assistance Services $510,001 Special Education Compliance and Monitoring Services: $2,527,393 |
Average Daily Membership |
| Washington | Formula-funded: single weight | Additional weight in the formula: 0.93. *Note: there are additional weights for early childhood but only one weight for students age 5-21. |
The lesser of the district’s resident special education annual average enrollment or 12.7% |
| West Virginia | Categorical | Funding depends on state appropriations. The total FY 2016 allocation was $7,271,757. | Student count on December 1 |
| Wisconsin | Reimbursement | Reimbursement: 26.79% | N/A |
| Wyoming | Reimbursement | Reimbursement: 100% | N/A |