Growth and Disparity: A Decade of U.S. Public School Construction. 40p. 2006

Analyzes who has benefited from $600 billion of United States school construction expenditures from 1995-2004. The report reveals that construction funds have not been equally distributed, with the least affluent school districts making the lowest investment of $4,800 per student, and the most affluent the highest at $9,361 per student. Money spent on low-income schools was more likely to fund basic repairs such as roofs or asbestos removal, but that spent in affluent districts frequently funded educational enhancements such as labs or performing arts centers. Numerous tables include school construction growth by type of project, by state, enrollment growth, and spending by family income, community household income, and race and ethnicity.
Includes 23 references.

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