Mark Fermanich, CU-Denver Justin Silverstein, APA State Student Counts Mark Fermanich, CU-Denver Justin Silverstein, APA

Key Factors When students are counted What students are counted Single count Multiple counts Average over a period of time What students are counted Students in attendance Students in membership (Enrolled) in the districts What year is used for funding Current or prior year

When Students Are Counted States such as Colorado take a count of students on a single day Schools/Districts have a high incentive to have students counted on the single day States such as Maine use counts on multiple days Many states count students over a period of time Can be as short as one week or as long as the whole year

What Students are Counted Some states such as Illinois count attendance of students Schools and districts are funded based on the a number of students in attendance at the time of the count Some states such as Delaware count the students in membership in the district Schools and districts are funded based on the number of students enrolled at the time of the count

What Year is Used for Funding States have the choice of funding based on current year student counts, prior year counts or a hybrid of both An example of a hybrid is Utah which uses the average students in membership in the prior year adjusted for the growth in October counts from the prior year to the current year

Options The combination of when students are counted and what students are counted lead to a few different types of student count Single Day Membership Single Day Attendance Multiple Day Membership Multiple Day Attendance Average Daily Membership Average Daily Attendance