The chart below demonstrates which states would fare the best and which would lose the most in Title I funding if federal officials decide to follow the census-data recommendation of a panel of experts convened by the National Academy of Sciences.
Actual 1996 Grants | 1997 Grants Using NAS Proposal | Difference | |
U.S. Total | $6,659,586 | $7,129,295 | +7.05% |
Top 10 | |||
Connecticut | 51,796 | 66,857 | +29.08% |
Massachusetts | 119,706 | 143,561 | +19.93% |
Rhode Island | 20,774 | 24,651 | +18.66% |
Florida | 276,157 | 326,147 | +18.10% |
Nevada | 18,392 | 21,474 | +16.76% |
Arizona | 96,885 | 111,621 | +15.21% |
California | 718,895 | 827,441 | +15.10% |
New Jersey | 138,216 | 158,347 | +14.56% |
Alaska | 14,768 | 16,822 | +13.91% |
Maryland | 85,552 | 97,279 | +13.71% |
Bottom 10 | |||
Puerto Rico | 249,546 | 244,372 | -2.07% |
Wisconsin | 121,420 | 118,662 | -2.27% |
Utah | 32,272 | 31,183 | -3.37% |
Louisiana | 186,947 | 180,064 | -3.68% |
Alabama | 123,588 | 118,878 | -3.81% |
Arkansas | 73,881 | 70,821 | -4.14% |
Mississippi | 122,733 | 117,610 | -4.17% |
Idaho | 21,593 | 20,509 | -5.02% |
Montana | 24,891 | 23,338 | -6.24% |
Iowa | 50,647 | 46,854 | -7.49% |
SOURCE: Education Week calculations based on data provided by U.S. Department of Education, Congressional Research Service.