Analysis of FY 2019 Education Funding

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1 Analysis of Education Funding February 6, 2018 The purpose of this document is to detail the fiscal year 2019 school finance changes contained in Governor Dannel Malloy s recommended budget adjustments, 1 and compare them to the appropriations contained within the current state biennium budget, 2 the FY 2018 budgetary holdbacks A,3 or cuts to state education funding that were issued by the governor on November 17, Note: The recommended budget adjustments released by the governor on February 5, 2018 are only proposed and are not final or enacted. Connecticut s budget for remains as detailed in the biennial state budget ( (June Special Session) unless it is modified by the General Assembly. Table 1 below contains the appropriated and revised recommended appropriations for significant education grants and state funding for choice programs. Included in this table are only education grants to municipalities and school districts in which the total grant allocation exceeded $10 million in FY 2018, and state funding for choice programs. Although the Sheff Settlement and Adult Education grants both exceed $10 million in statewide allocation, they are not included in the below table due to irregularity in appropriation (Sheff Settlement) and relationship to public K-12 education (Adult Education). State education appropriations that would decrease as compared to FY 2018 grant amounts with the November 2017 holdbacks under a certain scenario are highlighted in red, while those appropriations that would increase are highlighted in green. State education appropriations that remain at FY 2018 grant amounts are highlighted in yellow. The far right column displays the change in appropriation levels between the governor s recommended budget adjustments and the biennial state budget, Conn Acts Session). A The holdbacks to state education funding are part of the more than $880 million in unspecified reductions the General Assembly mandated the governor achieve in FY 2018 as part of the new budget. While most of the mandated reductions came from labor savings achieved through the agreement reached with the State Employee Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC) and approved by the General Assembly in July 2017, the governor was still required to issue approximately $180 million in holdbacks for FY Among the reductions to state education funding included in the holdbacks were a $58 million cut to the ECS grant, a $3.6 million cut to the Excess Cost grant, and an $18.5 million cut to the State Magnet School grant.

2 2 Table 1: Selected State Education Funding Grant Education Equalization (ECS) FY 2018 Appropriation w/ Holdbacks 4 Session) Appropriation 5 6 Session) $1,928,243,995 $2,017,131,405 $1,950,511,348 -$66,620,057 Magnet Schools $309,509,936 $326,508,158 $307,959,936 -$18,548,222 Connecticut Technical High School System B Special Education Excess Cost State Charter Schools Priority School Districts $151,022,633 $157,780,114 $152,856,678 -$4,923,436 $138,979,288 $142,119,782 $140,619,782 -$1,500,000 $109,821,500 $116,964,132 $116,964,132 $0 $37,150,868 $38,103,454 $37,150,868 -$952,586 Open Choice $37,138,373 $40,090,639 $39,138,373 -$952,266 Commissioner s Network Vocational Agriculture Local Charter Schools C $10,009,398 $10,009,398 $10,009,398 $0 $9,972,874 $10,228,589 $9,972,874 -$255,715 $432,000 $540,000 $492,000 -$48,000 B Session) separates funding for the Connecticut Technical High School System into two budget lines in FY 2018: Regional Vocational-Technical School System, and Technical High Schools Other Expenses. For comparative purposes, these lines have been combined in the above table into a single Connecticut Technical High School System line. C Session) renames the Local Charter Schools line item (12549) to New or Replicated Schools.

3 3 Table 2 below compares, town by town, Education Cost Sharing (ECS) funding for FY 2019 under the governor s recommended budget adjustments to appropriated levels under the biennial state budget ( Session)) and to FY 2018 grant amounts with the budgetary holdbacks. Session) contained an ECS formula to be first implemented in. D This formula, as adopted in the biennial state budget (Conn. Acts 17-2 Session), is projected to require approximately $89.2 million over FY 2018 ECS funding levels with holdbacks. The governor s recommended budget adjustments maintain the structure of this formula but with several changes to the phase-in, detailed below: FY 2018 holdbacks are annualized into. ECS grant phase-ins are calculated using FY 2018 grant amounts (with holdbacks) as a base amount rather than FY 2017 grant amounts (i.e. the formula phase-in is re-based to FY 2018 ECS grant amounts (with holdbacks)). Towns with an Equalized Net Grand List per Capita (ENGLPC) greater than $200,000, who are not Alliance Districts, receive no ECS funding. Towns projected to receive an increase in ECS funding will receive eight percent of the increase in rather than the 4.1 percent as outlined in Conn. Acts 17-2 Session). These changes result in a formula that will require an additional $22.5 million in over FY 2018 ECS funding levels with holdbacks, but will also require $66.6 million less than the total ECS appropriated funding level in Session). Towns that would experience a decrease in ECS funding as compared to their FY 2018 grant amount with the November 2017 holdbacks under a certain scenario are highlighted in red, while towns that would receive an increase are highlighted in green. Towns that would receive the same amount of ECS funding in FY 2019 as they did in FY 2018 (with the budgetary holdbacks) are highlighted in yellow. D For a more detailed explanation of the formula in Session), please see:

4 4 Table 2: Estimated Town-by-Town ECS Town FY 2018 ECS Appropriation w/ Holdbacks 7,8 Session) 9 Appropriated 10 (June Special Session) Andover $2,023,681 $2,169,338 $1,938,710 -$230,628 Ansonia $16,421,595 $16,751,949 $16,968,983 $217,034 Ashford $3,351,242 $3,612,923 $3,231,681 -$381,242 Avon $617,939 $645,385 $0 -$645,385 Barkhamsted $1,420,454 $1,635,503 $1,441,057 -$194,446 Beacon Falls $3,536,964 $4,000,388 $3,557,830 -$442,558 Berlin $5,358,974 $6,133,821 $5,401,308 -$732,513 Bethany $1,741,182 $1,888,122 $1,693,852 -$194,270 Bethel $7,006,649 $8,046,892 $7,080,067 -$966,825 Bethlehem $1,107,720 $1,150,256 $1,021,917 -$128,339 Bloomfield $6,070,860 $6,243,615 $6,239,576 -$4,039 Bolton $2,595,642 $2,854,738 $2,563,957 -$290,781 Bozrah $1,065,228 $1,228,033 $1,086,117 -$141,916 Branford $1,847,951 $2,305,373 $2,059,551 -$245,822 Bridgeport $180,855,390 $182,258,249 $183,124,871 $866,622 Bridgewater $19,802 $23,147 $0 -$23,147 Bristol $44,603,676 $45,317,623 $45,528,939 $211,316 Brookfield $1,224,764 $1,144,183 $999,569 -$144,614 Brooklyn $6,049,412 $6,985,912 $6,144,054 -$841,858 Burlington $3,792,912 $4,156,357 $3,731,528 -$424,829 Canaan $154,267 $149,475 $0 -$149,475 Canterbury $4,051,654 $4,278,637 $3,818,171 -$460,466 Canton $2,939,435 $3,390,242 $2,972,221 -$418,021 Chaplin $1,614,215 $1,744,841 $1,562,758 -$182,083 Cheshire $8,185,188 $9,320,096 $8,248,004 -$1,072,092 Chester $572,180 $680,510 $620,692 -$59,818 Clinton $5,484,287 $5,729,482 $5,097,449 -$632,033 Colchester $11,725,564 $12,724,396 $11,391,086 -$1,333,310 Colebrook $427,753 $457,122 $409,396 -$47,726 Columbia $2,193,265 $2,402,748 $2,155,100 -$247,648 Cornwall $2,284 $7,320 $0 -$7,320 Coventry $7,601,706 $8,244,786 $7,378,942 -$865,844 Cromwell $4,017,862 $4,728,214 $4,226,805 -$501,409 Danbury $31,073,094 $32,263,795 $32,989,636 $725,841 Darien $343,289 $412,838 $0 -$412,838 Deep River $1,451,587 $1,681,076 $1,481,144 -$199,932 Derby $7,857,361 $8,096,222 $8,239,175 $142,953 Durham $3,387,841 $3,426,419 $3,045,823 -$380,596 East Granby $1,241,423 $1,458,366 $1,293,435 -$164,931 East Haddam $3,203,033 $3,592,596 $3,211,749 -$380,847 East Hampton $6,547,455 $7,156,382 $6,412,729 -$743,653 East Hartford $48,825,156 $49,837,919 $50,333,474 $495,555 East Haven $19,466,330 $19,710,003 $19,700,244 -$9,759

5 5 Town FY 2018 ECS Appropriation w/ Holdbacks 7,8 Session) 9 Appropriated 10 (June Special Session) East Lyme $5,975,949 $6,558,537 $5,851,652 -$706,885 East Windsor $5,627,408 $5,669,122 $5,627,408 -$41,714 Eastford $950,482 $1,009,454 $903,405 -$106,049 Easton $154,868 $175,948 $0 -$175,948 Ellington $8,406,850 $9,702,710 $8,544,715 -$1,157,995 Enfield $24,811,811 $28,754,590 $25,444,554 -$3,310,036 Essex $83,571 $105,356 $0 -$105,356 Fairfield $903,828 $1,091,575 $0 -$1,091,575 Farmington $887,257 $941,089 $0 -$941,089 Franklin $798,725 $834,797 $741,382 -$93,415 Glastonbury $5,722,809 $6,214,782 $5,516,478 -$698,304 Goshen $71,403 $81,081 $0 -$81,081 Granby $4,787,152 $5,471,889 $4,832,732 -$639,157 Greenwich $32,768 $174,949 $0 -$174,949 Griswold $9,348,488 $10,812,256 $9,533,869 -$1,278,387 Groton $24,898,096 $25,040,045 $24,898,096 -$141,949 Guilford $2,349,009 $2,157,116 $1,863,577 -$293,539 Haddam $1,710,397 $1,993,388 $1,774,027 -$219,361 Hamden $26,790,150 $27,415,889 $27,720,445 $304,556 Hampton $1,142,429 $1,208,303 $1,080,837 -$127,466 Hartford $200,268,244 $202,231,881 $203,631,925 $1,400,044 Hartland $1,155,396 $1,182,047 $1,052,855 -$129,192 Harwinton $2,354,352 $2,551,633 $2,285,816 -$265,817 Hebron $5,978,090 $6,456,545 $5,783,770 -$672,775 Kent $13,186 $26,097 $0 -$26,097 Killingly $15,495,176 $15,574,402 $15,495,176 -$79,226 Killingworth $1,885,767 $1,865,421 $1,649,681 -$215,740 Lebanon $4,706,618 $4,947,672 $4,419,833 -$527,839 Ledyard $10,418,444 $11,629,153 $10,431,725 -$1,197,428 Lisbon $3,061,109 $3,148,557 $2,805,353 -$343,204 Litchfield $1,236,926 $1,345,903 $1,188,649 -$157,254 Lyme $54,577 $62,733 $0 -$62,733 Madison $370,877 $420,931 $0 -$420,931 Manchester $34,190,424 $34,913,441 $35,133,385 $219,944 Mansfield $8,623,717 $9,746,137 $8,665,205 -$1,080,932 Marlborough $2,740,735 $2,967,789 $2,657,829 -$309,960 Meriden $60,008,395 $60,960,313 $61,397,991 $437,678 Middlebury $729,177 $827,521 $730,429 -$97,092 Middlefield $1,822,437 $1,995,729 $1,788,070 -$207,659 Middletown $19,286,974 $19,915,730 $20,085,585 $169,855 Milford $9,324,010 $10,054,800 $8,910,982 -$1,143,818 Monroe $5,555,756 $5,662,469 $5,033,397 -$629,072 Montville $10,936,376 $12,644,735 $11,176,174 -$1,468,561 Morris $84,502 $96,947 $83,690 -$13,257 Naugatuck $30,196,115 $30,525,064 $30,680,289 $155,225

6 6 Town FY 2018 ECS Appropriation w/ Holdbacks 7,8 Session) 9 Appropriated 10 (June Special Session) New Britain $85,945,269 $87,731,753 $88,963,287 $1,231,534 New Canaan $282,276 $346,043 $0 -$346,043 New Fairfield $3,776,212 $3,915,777 $3,494,010 -$421,767 New Hartford $2,710,014 $3,066,267 $2,727,258 -$339,009 New Haven $154,051,977 $155,295,358 $156,010,281 $714,923 New London $25,619,983 $26,260,741 $26,522,020 $261,279 New Milford $10,243,544 $11,514,788 $10,268,919 -$1,245,869 Newington $11,225,932 $13,102,401 $11,597,967 -$1,504,434 Newtown $4,243,596 $4,756,332 $4,251,588 -$504,744 Norfolk $18,194 $25,884 $0 -$25,884 North Branford $7,011,730 $7,610,958 $6,812,173 -$798,785 North Canaan $1,757,777 $1,925,261 $1,710,411 -$214,850 North Haven $3,285,464 $3,898,561 $3,440,184 -$458,377 North Stonington $2,463,810 $2,666,403 $2,388,408 -$277,995 Norwalk $11,050,993 $11,431,251 $11,433,037 $1,786 Norwich $35,959,664 $36,711,586 $36,959,023 $247,437 Old Lyme $205,447 $242,994 $0 -$242,994 Old Saybrook $98,302 $124,414 $0 -$124,414 Orange $1,298,813 $1,211,899 $0 -$1,211,899 Oxford $3,937,717 $4,011,511 $3,568,226 -$443,285 Plainfield $13,331,630 $15,275,917 $13,465,926 -$1,809,991 Plainville $8,893,762 $10,372,724 $9,200,187 -$1,172,537 Plymouth $8,471,430 $9,786,650 $8,623,462 -$1,163,188 Pomfret $2,668,708 $2,866,649 $2,563,418 -$303,231 Portland $3,779,612 $4,398,526 $3,894,196 -$504,330 Preston $2,613,882 $2,998,757 $2,641,490 -$357,267 Prospect $4,606,205 $5,027,574 $4,509,021 -$518,553 Putnam $8,283,776 $8,340,282 $8,283,776 -$56,506 Redding $156,228 $180,253 $0 -$180,253 Ridgefield $480,583 $571,858 $0 -$571,858 Rocky Hill $3,678,283 $4,386,717 $3,990,355 -$396,362 Roxbury $26,867 $34,205 $0 -$34,205 Salem $2,654,289 $2,757,007 $2,460,738 -$296,269 Salisbury $6,867 $12,224 $0 -$12,224 Scotland $1,238,722 $1,333,359 $1,195,150 -$138,209 Seymour $8,695,451 $10,080,252 $8,879,708 -$1,200,544 Sharon $6,768 $10,720 $0 -$10,720 Shelton $5,064,848 $6,001,819 $5,341,987 -$659,832 Sherman $40,273 $47,005 $0 -$47,005 Simsbury $5,269,907 $6,122,017 $5,402,105 -$719,912 Somers $5,142,187 $5,837,089 $5,175,612 -$661,477 South Windsor $11,123,226 $12,204,067 $10,926,634 -$1,277,433 Southbury $2,991,567 $3,545,096 $3,198,326 -$346,770 Southington $17,540,807 $20,390,219 $17,997,349 -$2,392,870 Sprague $2,269,571 $2,640,115 $2,351,313 -$288,802

7 7 Town FY 2018 ECS Appropriation w/ Holdbacks 7,8 Session) 9 Appropriated 10 (June Special Session) Stafford $8,486,254 $9,728,859 $8,570,871 -$1,157,988 Stamford $10,553,759 $11,239,349 $11,423,690 $184,341 Sterling $2,780,960 $3,210,560 $2,842,168 -$368,392 Stonington $1,378,842 $1,303,345 $0 -$1,303,345 Stratford $18,567,523 $21,902,742 $19,659,474 -$2,243,268 Suffield $5,393,592 $6,244,615 $5,505,592 -$739,023 Thomaston $4,875,285 $5,519,291 $4,901,480 -$617,811 Thompson $7,521,311 $7,534,704 $7,521,311 -$13,393 Tolland $9,298,501 $9,828,958 $8,778,451 -$1,050,507 Torrington $24,335,148 $24,845,717 $25,054,970 $209,253 Trumbull $2,936,881 $2,759,375 $2,398,235 -$361,140 Union $206,383 $235,860 $208,428 -$27,432 Vernon $19,099,380 $19,411,850 $19,426,799 $14,949 Voluntown $2,174,691 $2,321,741 $2,075,794 -$245,947 Wallingford $18,460,747 $20,973,195 $18,582,944 -$2,390,251 Warren $28,673 $33,261 $0 -$33,261 Washington $42,289 $51,263 $0 -$51,263 Waterbury $133,356,066 $136,150,430 $138,340,679 $2,190,249 Waterford $251,903 $322,838 $0 -$322,838 Watertown $10,185,331 $11,761,097 $10,326,217 -$1,434,880 West Hartford $18,110,816 $21,153,608 $18,713,992 -$2,439,616 West Haven $44,894,871 $45,768,189 $46,139,305 $371,116 Westbrook $36,481 $71,397 $0 -$71,397 Weston $229,317 $263,782 $0 -$263,782 Westport $384,440 $473,152 $0 -$473,152 Wethersfield $8,013,735 $9,605,596 $8,621,508 -$984,088 Willington $3,156,296 $3,516,199 $3,155,550 -$360,649 Wilton $387,564 $463,349 $0 -$463,349 Winchester $7,963,239 $8,024,957 $7,963,239 -$61,718 Windham $26,404,706 $26,989,849 $27,214,559 $224,710 Windsor $12,093,273 $12,130,392 $12,093,273 -$37,119 Windsor Locks $5,140,076 $5,194,774 $5,194,915 $141 Wolcott $11,645,463 $12,726,443 $11,392,858 -$1,333,585 Woodbridge $569,353 $543,456 $478,332 -$65,124 Woodbury $1,095,009 $1,315,068 $1,184,202 -$130,866 Woodstock $4,657,232 $5,229,055 $4,672,381 -$556,674

8 8 Endnotes 1 Malloy, D.P. (2018). for. Hartford, CT: State of Connecticut, Office of the Governor. Available from 2 Session). 3 State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management. (2017). Allocated Lapses FY Hartford, CT: Author. Retrieved from 4 Ibid. 5 Session). 6 Malloy, D.P. (2018). for. Hartford, CT: State of Connecticut, Office of the Governor. Available from 7 State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management. (2017). Allocated Lapses FY Hartford, CT: Author. Retrieved from 8 State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management. (2017). FY 2018 Municipal Aid Holdbacks. Hartford, CT: Author. Retrieved from 9 Session). 10 Malloy, D.P. (2018). for. Hartford, CT: State of Connecticut, Office of the Governor. Available from

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