Iowa ranks 2nd in the nation in share of state spending on education (both K–12 and Higher Ed) from total state expenditures.
Iowa values education. Article: How Much Each U.S. State Spends on Education
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I was told money spent doesn’t equal a good education
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that data is false. SD spend $1400/student and thats 38% of their budget. LOL.
There's a good argument to made in that respect.
Regardless, this ranking challenges the notion that Iowa doesn't care about education.
That doesn't mean sh!t. California's education budget is 131 billion. Their data is showing that at over 1/2 a trillion. Their numbers are either deceitful or willingly manipulated. Much like yourself.
california's total budget is $322 billion. Yet the article is implying that education alone is $500 billion? that's just a bit odd don't you think.
The 36% they show is in line with the$22K number I gave you (1/3 of the budget) and not the $86K number the article lists.
So as long as it’s sourced, it doesn’t matter the quality?
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I think that's a bad measure of how much a state values education because a state that provides fewer other services is going to have a higher percentage spent on education than a state with higher other services.
Question is how much are you spending per student.
This link puts Iowa at 29th by my count on that measure.
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Of course results also need to be heavily factored in.
Question is how much are you spending per student.
This link puts Iowa at 29th by my count on that measure.
Per Pupil Spending by State 2024
Of course results also need to be heavily factored in.
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Again, the article is implying CA is spending more than their total budget on education. Is that good data? Yes or no?
Folks need to remember how funding is collected for education. Most comes from local property taxes and gets allocated. Money also then comes from the State collected from a variety of methods. Lastly is any federal dollars.
So it can add up to be a lot, but that does not mean it is its own line-item in the state budget.
Iowa cares about keeping bricks open which causes extra admin and the small schools lack on support services.
Break it down.
I did it because Northern is incapable of answering basic questions or complex thought.
The original source KFF used some funny math. It included things like Medicaid, operation costs for department of transportation and welfare programs. While connected to educational type costs it just drives up the prices because we dont build roads JUST to get kids to school
