1. What information is available to assist someone in understanding the calculation of the instructional spending percentage?
Appendix B of the annual Arizona School District Spending Report includes a general description of instructional spending based on the definition of “instruction” developed by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
Click here to view information from that description and further account–based detail on the calculation.
Additionally, click here for information on how to calculate operational and nonoperational spending.
You can also watch a video on these topics by clicking on a link below.
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