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| Title: | Utah. |
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| Authors: | Willman, Michael1 (AUTHOR) mwillman0469@floridapoly.edu., Antonuccio-Amato, Isabella1 (AUTHOR), Desaulniers, Alexandra1 (AUTHOR) adesaulniers@floridapoly.edu., Dewey, James1 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of Education Human Resources. Apr2026 Supplement 1, Vol. 44 Issue S1, p175-178. 4p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Educational finance, *Funding formulas (Education), *Scholarships, *Compulsory education, *School safety, *Education costs |
| Geographic Terms: | Utah |
| Abstract: | Utah entered fiscal year (FY)2025 with K–12 still organized around the Minimum School Program (MSP) and its core Weighted Pupil Unit (WPU). Lawmakers set the WPU at $4,494 and appropriated an MSP base of $6.949 billion from state, local, and trust sources, preserving the formula's central role and funding enrollment growth and inflation. Targeted one-time investments emphasized school safety ($100 million) and continued growth of Utah Fits All scholarships (raised to $82 million). Utah remained near the bottom nationally on per-pupil spending—$10,333 in FY2023 (49th)—even after an 8% year-over-year increase. In higher education, the state continued performance-based funding and enacted a $147.7 million net reduction to the FY 2025 base of $10.61 billion via House Bill 1, without changing the performance model's structure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Utah entered fiscal year (FY)2025 with K–12 still organized around the Minimum School Program (MSP) and its core Weighted Pupil Unit (WPU). Lawmakers set the WPU at $4,494 and appropriated an MSP base of $6.949 billion from state, local, and trust sources, preserving the formula's central role and funding enrollment growth and inflation. Targeted one-time investments emphasized school safety ($100 million) and continued growth of Utah Fits All scholarships (raised to $82 million). Utah remained near the bottom nationally on per-pupil spending—$10,333 in FY2023 (49th)—even after an 8% year-over-year increase. In higher education, the state continued performance-based funding and enacted a $147.7 million net reduction to the FY 2025 base of $10.61 billion via House Bill 1, without changing the performance model's structure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 2562783X |
| DOI: | 10.3138/jehr-2025-0079 |
