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Education Cost Sharing (ECS) reports the ECS grant amount and town wealth for Connecticut towns.

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The ECS grant is the largest general education assistance grant to Connecticut towns. Grant money is allocated based on the ECS formula, which considers the number of students in the school district, the educational needs of the students, and the town's wealth to determine each town's grant amount. The ECS formula is intended to equalize state education funding to towns. See Technical Notes for a complete description of the ECS formula and for recent legislative changes to the ECS formula. ECS funding was frozen at the state fiscal year 2009 level in fiscal years 2010 and 2011. School years 2011-12, 2012-13, and 2013-14 include alliance district grants. Connecticut State Department of Education reports and CTdata.org carries annual data.

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Connecticut State Department of Education, Bureau of Grants Management

The ECS formula has three parts that are multiplied together":" the number of students in each town, weighted to compensate for educational and economic need. A "foundation" amount representing the level of per-need-student spending that state aid helps towns achieve, which is the amount necessary to provide an adequate education to each student; and a base aid ratio representing the relationship between each town's wealth (measured by equalized grand list adjusted for income) and a state guaranteed wealth level (GWL). The formula has been adjusted regularly since it was created. Significant changes to the ECS formula beginning in school year 2007-08 include":" a Foundation increase from $5,891 to $9,687; a Minimum Aid Ratio increase from 6 to 9 percent; a State GWL increase from 1.55 to 1.75 times the median town wealth; a guarantee that all towns have at least a 4.4 percent increase over their previous year entitlement; the elimination of the cap limiting grant increases; and a change in the definition of need students, to 33 percent Title I poverty and 15 percent Limited English Proficiency.

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