Special Report
Quality Counts

Quality Counts 2021: School Finance

June 2, 2021
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Budget season isn’t any easier for school finance officials this year than it was last year, when they were bracing for a pandemic-driven recession, extra expenses, and ever-changing logistical demands due to COVID-19.

This second of three Quality Counts 2021 installments surveys school- and district-level leaders on their spending hurdles, priorities, and fiscal readiness as they work to recover from the pandemic. It also includes national and state-by-state grades and rankings on key school finance indicators that provide important context for policymaking.