[Jeanfromfillmore]

The Robin Hood formula consists primarily of a three tiered structure based on student demographics, starting with base funding, which all students receive, next is supplemental funding for specific demographics and then concentration funding.

Each district receives a per pupil base grant that vary between grades k-3, 4-6, 7-8 and 9-12. A supplemental grant of 35% of the base grant is provided for each student of these three special groups; English learner, economically disadvantaged or foster youth student.

Those students that fall into more than one of the three categories can only be counted once for supplemental funding. Districts with an excess of 50% enrollment of the special group category are then given a concentration grant equal to 35% of the base grant for all student that exceed the 50% threshold.

What this comes out to is $2,800+$980+$980= $4,840 for most students where the poverty level is high (over 50%) and for those areas/districts where the poverty level is low ( in other words the areas with the people paying the taxes) those students get $2,800. You see the big difference!!! It pays to be poor so what incentive is there for the school districts to improve?