Does school choice hurt traditional public schools? What comparing Kentucky to Florida tells us - Bluegrass Institute

Table 3 provides some “Bang for the Buck” analyses.

The table compares the number of NAEP Scale Score Points each state earned in Grade 4 NAEP Reading and Grade 4 NAEP Math in 1992 and 2019 to the closest available revenue per pupil data available in federal reports (which is for 2017-2018).

For example, references listed in the report show that in 1992 NAEP Reading, Florida’s public school system only scored 208 NAEP Scale Score points while Kentucky scored 213. In the same year, Florida collected revenue of $5,674 per pupil, which converts to $10,198 in constant 2018 dollars. Kentucky, in contrast, only collected per pupil revenue of $4,635 in 1992, which is $8,331 in constant 2018 dollars.

Combining the score and revenue figures together, in 1992 Florida’s public schools only got 20.4 NAEP Reading Scale Score Points for every $1,000 of constant 2018 dollars collected while Kentucky was actually much more efficient, achieving 25.6 NAEP Reading Scale Score Points for each $1,000 of per pupil revenue.

But, things changed very notably by 2019. Kentucky’s NAEP Reading Scale Score only increased from 213 to 221 while Florida’s shot up from 208 to 225, moving from behind to ahead of Kentucky in the process. However, while Kentucky’s per pupil education revenue in constant 2018 dollars grew from $8,331 to $12,444, Florida’s public school revenue only increased from $10,198 per pupil to $10,715.

As a result, while Florida moved ahead of Kentucky for NAEP scores in Grade 4 Reading, it moved from spending over $1,800 more than Kentucky in constant 2018 dollars to spending over $1,700 less.

And, as of the latest data available, Florida’s bang for the buck in NAEP Grade 4 Reading has improved from 20.4 to 21.0 while Kentucky’s seriously decayed from 25.6 to only 17.8.

And, all the while, Florida moved from behind to ahead of the Bluegrass State for NAEP scores despite spending a lot less.

There is a whole lot more in our new report, which generally debunks the doom and gloom prophesies of the school choice opponents. If you care about doing a better job for Kentucky’s children, spend a few moments to check it out. 

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