Compensatory Education Allotment
District 1 - $3,835,000
District 2 - $633,369
Although District 1 and District 2 have similarities in the number of teachers, the student/teacher ratio and the approximate number of students they serve, they differ in the types of students they serve. District 1 has large number of economically disadvantaged students (93.3%) and District 2 only has 20.7% of economically disadvantaged students. Compensatory education funds are provided to districts so that they are able to provide programs and services to the at-risk population. These funds are intended to make up for experiences lacked by those students who are economically disadvantaged. Compensatory education may also be defined as a program of supplementary instruction designed to meet the individual needs of students that may be performing significantly below their expected achievement level in language arts, math and or reading. If used as intended and implemented to address specific student needs, District 1 could see tremendous growth in student achievement. District 2 on the other hand with its low percentage of economically disadvantaged students, does not require the same amount of remediation and/or intensive instruction. That results in District 2 receiving a smaller amount of compensatory education allotment funds.
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