PER CAPITA SPENDING ON TAG STUDENTS FROM REPORTING STATES AND TERRITORIES

PER CAPITA SPENDING ON TAG STUDENTS FROM REPORTING STATES AND TERRITORIES, 2001-2002 :

STATE	TAG STUDENTS	TOTAL TAG SPENDING $	SPENDING PER CAPITA	NOTES
Alabama	25,842	0	0
Alaska	n/a	district election	n/a	special needs funding is in a block grant. Districts may include TAG
Arizona	n/a	1,192,500	*	Plus formula**
Arkansas	40,104	6,000,000	$149.61
California	433,018	54,000,000	$124.71	General Fund budget will be reduced.

Colorado	69,760	5,369,000	$76.96	Plus formula**
Connecticut	15,354	0	0
Delaware	6154	0	0
District of Columbia	n/a	0	0
Florida	109,638			incl. in spec. ed.

Georgia	95,524	112,813,465	$1181.00	Plus formula**
Hawaii	n/r	n/r
Idaho	n/a	5,363,976
Illinois	165,488	19,800,000	$119.65	Plus formula**
Indiana	n/a	6,859,129	*

Iowa	n/a			formula only
Kansas	15,500	9,777,724	$630.82
Kentucky	101,913	7,351,500	$72.14
Louisiana	25,000	n/a
Maine	approx 3,000	7,000,000	*	incl. in spec. ed.

Maryland	17,000	6,000,000	$352.94
Massachusetts	n/a	1,200,000	*	incl. AP, dual enrollment, grants
Michigan	n/a	4,000,000	*	Plus formula**
Minnesota	85,000	n/a
Mississippi	30,112	32,890,000	1,092.26

Missouri	30,487	26,365,414	$864.21
Montana	8,747	150,000	$17.15
Nebraska	n/a	3,200,000	*
Nevada	n/a			incl. in block grant
New Hampshire	n/a	0	0

New Jersey	n/a	0	0
New Mexico	12,381	n/a		incl. in block grant
New York	148,894	14,141,103	$94.97
North Carolina	139,484	45,338,579	$325.05
North Dakota	n/a	200,000	*

Ohio	218,000	45,930,131	$210.69
Oklahoma	101,492	69,502,516	$640.81
Oregon	44,942	54,164	$1.21	no funding for 2003
Pennsylvania	78,533	2492,000	$31.73
Rhode Island	n/a	5,150	*

South Carolina	64,323	31,491,164	$489.58
South Dakota	n/a	0	0
Tennessee	26,844	n/a		incl. in spec. ed.
Texas	339,342	65,000,000	$191.55	Plus formula**
Utah	n/a

Vermont	1037	90,000	$86.79
Virginia	139,725	23,175,154	$165.86
Washington	n/a	6,200,000	*
West Virginia	n/a
Wisconsin	n/a

Wyoming	23,883	823,349	$34.47

TOTAL	2,331,816	585,555,263	Average: $248.43

States that reported zero spending and also reported G/T student enrollment have been included in the total per capita spending calculation, so this was made for a total of 25 reporting states. If the states reporting zero spending are omitted, the total number of g/t students in the spending states becomes 2,310,308, the total spending remains the same, and the spending per capita is $253.35, The report for Maine was not included in this calculation because it is not clear whether the reported spending was just TAG or all Special Education students. Including Maine would raise the total slightly.

**Because formula computations were not reported, these should be considered MINIMUM spending levels.

STATES PROVIDING FORMULA FOR FUNDING OR PROVIDING FUNDING THAT PROVIDES UNKNOWN AMOUNT PER STUDENT BUT STILL REPORTING SPENDING:

source: State of the States: Gifted and Talented Education Report, 2001-2002 Council of State Directors of Programs for the Gifted and National Association for Gifted Children, (Washington, D.C. 2001), data collated and corrected by Margaret DeLacy, 11/07/03

PER CAPITA SPENDING ON TAG STUDENTS FROM REPORTING STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 2001-2002, RANKED BY SPENDING LEVEL

State /Spending per capita

1. Georgia $1,181.00
2. Mississippi $1,092.26
3. Missouri $864.81
4. Oklahoma $684.81
5. Kansas $630.82
6. S. Carolina $489.58
7. Maryland $352.94
8. N,. Carolina $325.05
9. Ohio $210.69
10. Texas $191.55
11. Virginia $165.86
12. Arkansas $149.61
13. California $124.71
14. Illinois $119.65
15. New York $94.97
16. Vermont $86.79
17. Colorado $76.96
18. Kentucky $72.14
19. Wyoming $34.47
20. Pennsylvania $31.73
21. Montana $17.15
22. Oregon $1.21
23. Alabama $0.00
24. Connecticut $0.00
25. Delaware $0.00

PER CAPITA SPENDING ON TAG STUDENTS FROM REPORTING STATES AND TERRITORIES, 1999- 2000:

STATE	TAG STUDENTS	TOTAL TAG SPENDING $	SPENDING PER CAPITA	NOTES
ARKANSAS	40,593	6,000,000	$147.81	PLUS FORMULA
CALIFORNIA	362,315	51,900,000	$143.25	PLUS FORMULA
COLORADO	92,054	5,500,000	$59.75	PLUS FORMULA
GEORGIA	82,520	98,600,000	$1194.86	PLUS FORMULA
IDAHO	9,323	500,000	$53.63

ILLINOIS	158,153	19,000,000	$120.14	PLUS FORMULA
KANSAS	14,166	9,700,000	$684.74
KENTUCKY	*	6,900,000	*
MARYLAND	177,782	4,900,000	$27.56
MASSACHUSETTS	*	430,000	*

MICHIGAN	*	5,000,000	*	PLUS FORMULA
MISSOURI	27,483	23,100,000	$84.24
MONTANA	*	150,000	*
OHIO	220,386	42,000,000	$190.57
OKLAHOMA	101,266	64,900,000	$640.89

OREGON	43,603	200,000	$2.45
RHODE ISLAND	*	20,000	*
S. CAROLINA	73,346	28,700,000	$391.30
TEXAS	319,343	62,500,000	$195.71	PLUS FORMULA
WASHINGTON	50,186	6,300,000	$125.53

AVERAGE PER CAPITA			$239

**Because formula computations were not reported, these should be considered MINIMUM spending levels.

STATES AND TERRITORIES PROVIDING FORMULA FOR FUNDING THAT PROVIDES UNKNOWN AMOUNT PER STUDENT:

source: State of the States: Gifted and Talented Education Report 1999-2000 Council of State Directors of Programs for the Gifted and National Association for Gifted Children, (Washington, D.C. 2001)