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District of Columbia Public Schools FY
2010 Approved Budget
Fact Check
Highlights
Within the FY 2010 Budget, District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS)
will receive more funds for fewer projected students than the school
district received in last year’s budget.
- Although local funding was reduced to close an unparalleled budget
gap facing the city, DCPS will receive more funding than it did last
year as a result of federal stimulus dollars through the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
- During this year’s lengthened budget process, the D.C. Council
worked closely with the Mayor and Chancellor to come to agreement on
the total enrollment and budget for the school system. The Council
passed the budget on July 31, 2009 and the Mayor signed it into law in
August.
2008 - 2009 School Year (FY 2010) Budget Re-cap
As a result of the financial crisis, the District of Columbia, like
states and cities across the nation, faced a projected budget gap of
$666 million each year for the next several years. Through a mix of
revenue enhancements and budget reductions across the board, the Council
preserved the city’s status as one of the most fiscally sound
jurisdictions in the nation and ultimately protected the city’s
long-term fiscal future.
- DCPS is funded with a mix of local and federal funds. Local dollars
are allocated to DCPS on a per pupil basis and is annually adjusted
upward for inflation. As one component of the Council’s budget
gap-closing measures, it withheld a 2 percent inflationary increase
(totaling $8,139,000) and cut summer school by $9,102,000 so as not to
impact school-year operations.
- To help stabilize state and local government budgets, the U.S.
Congress included what are known as State Fiscal Stabilization Funds
within the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The program’s
stated purpose is to "ensure that local educational agencies and
public institutions of higher education have the resources to avert
cuts and retain teachers and professors."
- When state fiscal stabilization funds, federal grants such as Title
I, other payments, and intra-district transfers (funding from other
District agencies) are included in the total budget, DCPS will receive
$779,574,000. This is a total net increase of $14,974,000.
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FY 2009 – FY 2010 Side-By-Side Budget Comparison FY
2009 Approved |
FY 2010 Approved |
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Total funding
(All Local and Federal Sources) |
$ 764.6 M |
$ 779.6 M |
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Total Average Per Pupil
(All Local & Federal Sources) |
$ 16,014 |
$ 17,448 |
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Projected Student Enrollment |
47,744* |
44,681** |
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