Examining Federal Impact Aid's Reimbursement for Local School Districts

Richard Buddin, Brian Gill, Ron Zimmer

ResearchPosted on rand.org 2004Published in: Contemporary Economic Policy, v. 22, no. 4, Oct. 2004, p. 534-543

In 1950, Congress created the Federal Impact Aid Program to compensate local school districts for lost tax revenue or increased burdens resulting from federal activities, including the placement of military bases within school districts. Currently, Impact Aid provides nearly $1 billion per year in subsidies to approximately 1400 local school districts that enroll over 1.2 million eligible children. This current study examines the adequacy of the funding in the Impact Aid program as an example of how the existing public finance literature provides the tools to help policy makers make informed decisions.

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  • Copyright: Oxford University Press
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 2004
  • Pages: 5
  • Document Number: EP-200410-20

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