– Texas has 5.4 million public school students, more than 10% of all our country’s students.
Source: “Education Statistics: Facts about American Schools,” Education Week, January 11, 2019.
Did you know that …
– Texas ranks 43rd out of 50 states in per-pupil spending.
– Texas spends $4041 less per student each year than the national average.
– Texas would have to invest $21.8 billion dollars more each year just to be “average.”
Overview of TX School Funding
This presentation was given on Oct. 5, 2020 by Daphne Hoffacker, Advocacy Chair for ACPTA (Austin Council of PTAs) at our monthly PTA meeting.
Advocacy Links
These links will help you find information on TX School funding and all that goes with it, as well as, ways you can get involved in the fight for more funding for public education.
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