National Evaluation of The Even Start Family Literacy Program - 1998

A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

Exhibit 1
Even Start Size and Expenditures, by Fiscal Year

Fiscal
Year

N of Projects
[A]

N of Families
[B]

N of Families Per Project [B/A]

Federal
Even Start
Expenditure
[C]

Federal
Even Start
Expenditure Per Project
[C/A]

Federal
Even Start
Expenditure
Per Family
[C/B]

1989

76

2,460

32.4

$14,820,000

$195,000

$6,024

1990

122

6,596

54.1

$24,201,000

$198,369

$3,669

1991

239

14,900

62.3

$49,770,000

$208,243

$3,340

1992

340

20,800

61.2

$70,000,000

$205,882

$3,365

1993

490

29,400

58.0

$89,123,000

$181,884

$3,031

1994

513

27,200

53.0

$91,373,000

$178,115

$3,359

1995

576

31,500

54.7

$102,024,000

$177,125

$3,239

1996

637

34,400

54.0

$101,997,000

$160,121

$2,965

1997

655

35,370

54.0

$101,997,000

$155,721

$2,884

1998

732

39,528

54.0

$124,000,000

$169,399

$3,137

Source: ED program data for funding and number of local grants; evaluation contractors (Abt Associates Inc., Pelavin Associates, Inc., and Fu Associates, Ltd.) for participants.
Note: 1. Federal Even Start expenditures include funds for technical assistance and evaluation, and state administrative funds. Subtracting these funds would not change the conclusions drawn in this report.

2. The federal Even Start cost per project and cost per family are calculated by using federal-level data on the total program expenditures and the total number of projects funded, combined with project-level data on the total number of families served.

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