Ensure ESEA Section 1118 compliance by comparing Title I and non-Title I schools.
Standard ESEA tolerance is 10%. Title I ratios must be ≤ 110% of base, and per-pupil spend ≥ 90% of base.
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Run built-in automated test suite to verify calculation integrity against ESEA Section 1118 formulas.
The Title I comparability calculator allows school district administrators and federal program directors to efficiently document educational funding equity. By crunching staff-to-student ratios and per-pupil expenditures, you can easily prove that Title I schools receive state and local services fundamentally comparable to non-Title I schools.
The law requires districts to provide state and locally funded services to Title I schools that are at least comparable to those provided to non-Title I schools.
If a district cannot demonstrate comparability, it risks having its federal Title I, Part A funds withheld until the staffing or spending disparities are corrected.
No. The test evaluates state and local funding equity. Staff paid with federal funds, or specialized programs like special education, are excluded.
Yes. The ratio in a Title I school cannot exceed 110% of the average ratio in non-Title I schools. This is the most common method of proving compliance.