President Clinton’s proposed school construction measure calls for allocating $2.45 billion to the 100 school districts with the highest numbers of children living in poverty. Below are the top 10 districts in that category along with an estimate of the amount of money each would receive.
District | Estimated Allocation |
New York City | $287,346,360 |
Chicago | 117,077,534 |
Los Angeles Unified | 115,698,982 |
Detroit | 72,671,983 |
Philadelphia | 63,207,471 |
Dade County, Fla. | 50,033,069 |
Houston Independent | 37,707,854 |
Milwaukee | 34,146,293 |
Baltimore | 31,397,759 |
Cleveland | 26,590,896 |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education.