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ACT 16 OF 2000
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Act 16 of 2000 (Act 16), in part, amended section 1372 of the Publc School Code of 1949 and requires the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) to annually compile information listing the number of students with disabilities for which expenditures were between $1 and $26,717.95 (Category 1), $26,717.96 and $53,435.91 (Category 2), between $53,435.92 and $80,153.88 (Category 3A), and $80,153.89 and over (Category 3B) for the prior school year, 2020-2021.
The data reported by the school districts and charter schools are each entiity's assessment of the individual cost of the delivery of special education services to each child in each category.
All 500 school districts and 177 charter schools submitted expenditure data for fiscal year 2020-2021.
In fiscal year 2020-2021, a total of 307,594 students received special education. The table below includes comparsion FY 2019-2020 and FY 2020-2021 data for students with disabilities for which expenditures exceeded $26,717.95 per student.
Category
Cost Range
FY 2019-20
# of Eligible
Children
FY 2020-21
# of Eligible
Children
Change
2
$26,717.95-$53,435.91
23,880
23,207
-673
3A
$53,435.92-$80,153.88
6,703
6,673
-30
3B
Over $80,153.88
3,094
2776
-318
100% of charter schools reported in 2020-2021.
The table below shows the total number of charter school students in each expenditure category. The School District of Pittsburgh pays charter schools $42,569.95 for each special education student. This table exemplifies the vast disparity between the monies charter schools receive to educate these students and the amount charter schools actually spend educating these students.
Charter School
Total
#Special Education
Students
$26,717.95 - $53,435.91
$53,435.92 - $80,153.88
OVER $80,153.88
Catalyst Academy
*
*
*
*
City Charter
115
*
*
*
Environmental
134
14
*
*
Manchester Academic
54
*
*
*
Passport Academy
34
*
*
*
Propel – Hazelwood
53
18
*
*
Propel – Northside
77
13
*
*
Provident
168
189
*
*
The New Academy
57
*
*
*
Urban Academy
42
*
*
*
Urban Pathways 6-12
77
*
*
*
Urban Pathways K-5
79
*
*
*
* - 10 or Less Students Reports