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Example for calculating equalized pupils
FY2023Notes:
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1. Yellow cells with red font are entry cells.
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Poverty count
 10.00 ELL count 4.00 These numbers can be changed.
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receiving food stamps
 3.00 2. Poverty counts are from DCF and are the
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not receiving food stamps
 1.00 number of individuals ages 6 through 17
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living with families receiving nutritional benefits
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and represent a two-year average.
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AB123456716 V.S.A. § 4001(8)
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Long-Term
Weighting factors:
3. Statutory citations
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FY2021FY20222-yr avgStateGradeEEE &GradeAverage daily membership (ADM) - 16 V.S.A. § 4001(1)
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ADMADMADMPlacedTotalspre-KElemSecWeightedEqualized pupil definition plus equalization ratio - 16 V.S.A. § 4001(3)
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EEE 4.00 2.00 3.00 - 3.00 0.46 - - 1.38 Long-term membership - 16 V.S.A. § 4001(7)
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pre-K 8.00 6.00 7.00 - 7.00 0.46 - - 3.22 Poverty ratio - 16 V.S.A. § 4001(8)
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K 12.00 10.00 11.00 - 11.00 - 1.00 - 11.00 Grade weighting factors - 16 V.S.A. § 4010(c)
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1 12.00 10.00 11.00 1.00 12.00 - 1.00 - 12.00 Poverty weighting factor - 16 V.S.A. § 4010(d)
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2 12.00 10.00 11.00 - 11.00 - 1.00 - 11.00 English language learners weighting factor - 16 V.S.A. § 4010(e)
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3 12.00 10.00 11.00 - 11.00 - 1.00 - 11.00 Limit on annual equalized pupil decline - 16 V.S.A. § 4010(f)
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4 12.00 10.00 11.00 - 11.00 - 1.00 - 11.00
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5 12.00 10.00 11.00 1.00 12.00 - 1.00 - 12.00
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6 12.00 10.00 11.00 - 11.00 - 1.00 - 11.00
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7 16.00 14.00 15.00 - 15.00 - - 1.13 16.95
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8 16.00 14.00 15.00 1.00 16.00 - - 1.13 18.08
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9 16.00 14.00 15.00 - 15.00 - - 1.13 16.95
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10 16.00 14.00 15.00 - 15.00 - - 1.13 16.95
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11 16.00 14.00 15.00 - 15.00 - - 1.13 16.95
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12 16.00 14.00 15.00 - 15.00 - - 1.13 16.95
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Poverty
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poverty count
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ELL, no food stamps
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Long-term membership
180.00
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Poverty ratio
6.11%
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Poverty Weighting
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Long-term weighted ADM
186.43
Grade weighted
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Poverty ratio
6.11% plus Poverty
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Weighting factor
25.00%weight
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Poverty weight
2.85 189.28
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Weighting factor
20.00%Weighted ADM
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ELL weight
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Calculation of Equalization Ratio
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Long-term ADM
85,540.08
statewide figure for FY2023
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Long-term weighted ADM
90,283.92
statewide figure for FY2023
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Equalization ratio
0.94746
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Total weighted ADM
190.08
Actual FY2021 frozen
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Equalization ratio
0.94746 0.94931
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Equalized Pupils
180.09
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