How Do Districts Distribute Money to Schools? Splitting the Bill: A Bellwether Series on Education Finance Equity. #7

State funding formulas shape how much money school districts have to spend, but districts usually have considerable discretion with how they distribute funds to schools. Because of this discretion, even if districts receive funds through a highly equitable state system, there is no guarantee that districts will distribute funding equitably to schools. This brief discusses district budgeting methods.