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This report analyzes whether Florida scholarship students are receiving their proportional share of K\u201312 education funding compared to public school students. It examines how funding is calculated for both groups and quantifies the resulting funding gap.<\/p>\n

Florida\u2019s scholarship programs (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA) are designed to provide proportional funding to scholarship students who generally attend nonpublic or home school. Scholarship funding is tied to the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) formula.<\/p>\n

However, scholarship students do not receive funding from major local revenue sources, including: Capital Outlay Millage (up to 1.75 mills); Voter-Approved Operating Millage (up to 1.0 mill); Local sales surtaxes for education infrastructure (up to 1.5%); and Developer Impact Fees.<\/p>\n

In the 2023\u20132024 school year, public school districts received: $11.93 billion in state operating revenues ($4,186 per pupil); $14.43 billion in local operating revenues ($5,063 per pupil); and $7.30 billion in local capital revenues ($2,867 per pupil). These state and local dollars total to a statewide average of $12,115 per public school student. Districts also receive funding from the federal government as well \u2013 since that is supposed to be shared equitably with scholarship students, we did not consider federal dollars.<\/p>\n

The main findings of this report are:
\n\u2022 The average funding for public school students from state and local sources was $12,115 per pupil
\n\u2022 The average award for scholarship recipients was $8,377 per pupil
\n\u2022 This leaves a funding gap of $3,738 per student in 2023-24
\n\u2022 The funding gap has grown over time, and will likely continue to grow wider in the future
\n\u2022 The state should begin a process to identify policy options to close the funding gap<\/p>\n

Read the full report here: https:\/\/teachcoalition.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/01\/FL-Scholarship-Funding-Gap-Report-December-2026_Final-Version.pdf<\/p>\n

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