Kansas and Missouri school district outcomes vs. funding adequacy

Full annual panel, 2009–2024 · source: NECM/SEDA merged file · toggle by state or view both together · toggle between an average standard (sim_cost_1_bd, raw outcome index) and a higher standard (sim_cost_2_bd, outcome distance to the within-year Massachusetts mean) · KS and MO districts are shown in different default colors

Bubble chart plotting each Kansas and Missouri school district's outcome against its spending as a percent of estimated adequate cost, with a year selector from 2009 to 2024, a toggle to filter by state, a toggle between the average standard (raw outcome index) and a higher standard (outcome distance to the Massachusetts average that year), and bubble size showing enrollment. Selected districts are highlighted in distinct colors.

State: Kansas Missouri
Standard:
Year 2024

707 KS + MO districts · showing 2024 · bubble size = enrollment

Scatter of Kansas and Missouri school districts by year: x-axis is spending as a percent of adequate cost, y-axis is outcome (raw index, or distance to the Massachusetts average under the higher standard), bubble size is enrollment.
Enrollment

Average standard: % Adequacy = ppcstot / sim_cost_1_bd (cost of achieving average outcomes); y-axis = raw outcome index. Each selected district gets its own color, matched to its chip below.