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Foundation Funding Formula

Overview

The current state public school funding formula was adopted under Senate Bill 36 in 1998 and implemented in 1999. The public school funding formula is defined in Alaska Statute 14.17, State Aid to Public Schools.

Important Dates

September 30, 2024 - October 25, 2024

Student count period

September 27, 2024

Verification of schools

November 8, 2024

FY2025 Average Daily Membership (ADM) report due

November 5, 2024

FY2026 Projected ADM report due

Publications

Fulltime Equivalent (FTE) Methodology FY2021 Student Count Period and Hold Harmless Provision Alaska's Public School Funding Formula: SB 36 Report (docx) Public School Funding Program Overview 2023 (pdf) Report Education Funding Task Force (docx) Alaska School District Cost Study Student Data Reporting Manual (docx)

Historical

Average Daily Membership by Districts FY88 - FY24 (xlsx) State Aid to Each District FY88 - FY24 (xlsx) Base Student Allocations FY14 - FY25 (pdf)

Disparity Test Memos

2023 Memo (docx) 2022 Memo (docx) 2021 Memo (docx) 2020 Memo (docx) 2019 Memo (docx)
2018 Memo (docx) 2017 Memo (docx) 2016 Memo (docx) 2015 Memo (docx) 2014 Memo (docx)
2013 Memo (docx) 2012 Memo (docx) 2011 Memo (docx) 2010 Memo (docx) 2009 Memo (docx)

Disparity Test Explanation

2023 Disparity Test Explanation (pdf) 2022 Disparity Test Explanation (pdf) 2021 Disparity Test Explanation (pdf) 2020 Disparity Test Explanation (pdf) 2019 Disparity Test Explanation (pdf)
2018 Disparity Test Explanation (pdf) 2017 Disparity Test Explanation (pdf) 2016 Disparity Test Explanation (pdf) 2015 Disparity Test Explanation (pdf) 2014 Disparity Test Explanation (pdf)
2013 Disparity Test Explanation (pdf) 2012 Disparity Test Explanation (pdf) 2011 Disparity Test Explanation (pdf) 2010 Disparity Test Explanation (pdf) 2009 Disparity Test Explanation (pdf)

Disparity Tests

2023 Disparity Test (xlsx) 2022 Disparity Test (xlsx) 2021 Disparity Test (xlsx) 2020 Disparity Test (xlsx) 2019 Disparity Test (xlsx)

 

2018 Disparity Test (xlsx) 2017 Disparity Test (xlsx) 2016 Disparity Test (xlsx) 2015 Disparity Test (xlsx) 2014 Disparity Test (xlsx)
2013 Disparity Test (xlsx) 2012 Disparity Test (xlsx) 2011 Disparity Test (xlsx) 2010 Disparity Test (xlsx) 2009 Disparity Test (xlsx)

Reports

Foundation Reports

2025 Foundation Report Projections (xlsm) 2024 Foundation Report (xlsm) 2023 Foundation Report (xlsm) 2022 Foundation Report (xlsm) 2021 Foundation Report (xlsm) 2020 Foundation Report (xlsm) 2019 Foundation Report (xlsm)
2018 Foundation Report (xlsm) 2017 Foundation Report (xlsm) 2016 Foundation Report (xlsm) 2015 Foundation Report (xlsm) 2014 Foundation Report (xlsm) 2013 Foundation Report (xlsm) 2012 Foundation Report (xlsm)
2011 Foundation Report (xlsm) 2010 Foundation Report (xlsm) 2009 Foundation Report (xlsm) 2008 Foundation Report (xlsm) 2007 Foundation Report (xlsm) 2006 Foundation Report (xlsm) 2005 Foundation Report (xlsm)