An LEA's Title I allocation is the sum of the amount that the LEA receives under each formula. LEAs target the Title I funds they receive to schools with the highest percentages of children from low-income families. If a Title I school is operating a targeted assistance program, the school provides Title I services to children who are failing, or most at risk of failing, to meet challenging academic standards. Schools in which children from low-income families make up at least 40 percent of enrollment are eligible to use Title I funds to operate schoolwide programs that serve all children in the school in order to raise the achievement of the lowest-achieving students. LEAs also must use Title I funds to provide Title I services to eligible children enrolled in private schools.
Participation
The U.S. Department of Education's (ED's) data on participation in the program show that in school year (SY) 2016-2017, 59,743 public schools across the country used Title I funds to provide additional academic support and learning opportunities to help low-achieving children master challenging curricula and meet state standards in core academic subjects. For example, funds support extra instruction in reading and mathematics, as well as special preschool, after-school, and summer programs to extend and reinforce the regular school curriculum.
In (SY) 2016-2017, Title I served approximately 24.6 million children.
Title I, Part A (Title I) is a formula program to States. The U.S. Department of Education allocates Title I funds to State educational agencies (SEAs) through four statutory formulas (Basic Grants, Concentration Grants, Targeted Grants, and Education Finance Incentive Grants) that are based primarily on the annually-updated census poverty local educational agency (LEA) data adjusted for the cost of education in each State. SEAs in turn distribute Title I funds to their LEAs in accordance with Title I requirements.
Basic, Concentration and Targeted Grants
Basic Grants provide funds to LEAs in which the number of children counted in the formula (formula children) is at least 10 and exceeds 2 percent of an LEA’s school-age population. Concentration Grants flow to LEAs where the number of formula children exceeds 6,500 or 15 percent of the total school-age population. Targeted Grants are based on the same data used for Basic and Concentration Grants except that the data are weighted so that LEAs with higher numbers or percentages of formula children receive more funds. Targeted Grants flow to LEAs where the number of formula children is at least 10 and comprises at least 5 percent of the LEA’s school-age population.
Education Finance Incentive Grants
Education Finance Incentive Grants (EFIG) distribute funds to states based on factors that measure (1) a state’s effort to provide financial support for education compared to its relative wealth as measured by its per-capita income and (2) the degree to which education expenditures among LEAs within the state are equalized. Once a state’s EFIG allocation is determined, funds are allocated to LEAs in which the number of formula children is at least 10 and comprises at least 5 percent of the LEA’s school-age population.
Key Documents
- Key Documents | U.S. Department of Education. This page provides letters and reports to states for important programmatic activities, including the States’ consolidated State plans, requests for waivers, monitoring reports, and the peer reviews of State assessment systems. The list may be sorted or filtered by State, year, program, and activity.
Accountability and School Improvement
- School Improvement and Related Provisions under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)(January 2, 2025)
- Frequently Asked Questions: Impact of COVID-19 on 2021-2022 Accountability Systems Required under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) (February 15, 2022)
- Dear Colleague Letter on Title I Resource Equity (July 11, 2023)
- State Plan Addendum Template for 2021-2022 (Updated December 22, 2021)
- Dear colleague letter Extending the Date to Submit State Plan Addendum (January 26, 2021)
- Frequently Asked Questions: Impact of COVID-19 on 2020-2021 Accountability Systems Required under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) (Updated January 19, 2021)
- Summary Response to Comments on Frequently Asked Questions: Impact of COVID-19 on Accountability Systems Required under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) (January 19, 2021)
- ESEA Sec. 1003 Funding for School Improvement & ESEA Sec. 1003A Direct Student Services Webinar (July 18, 2018)
- Dear Colleague Letter on the use of remaining School Improvement Grants (SIG) Funds (January 9, 2018)
- Evidence Guidance (Revised September 28, 2023)
Assessments
- Secretary's Letter regarding Assessment Requirements for the 2020-2021 School Year (September 3, 2020)
- Standards and Assessments
Consolidated State Plans
- Memo to States Regarding Consolidated State Plan Amendments and Accountability for the 2023-2024 School Year (September 28, 2023)
- Memo to States Regarding Consolidated State Plan Amendments for the 2022-2023 School Year (December 14, 2022)
- Dear Colleague Letter on State Plan Amendments, School Identification, Reporting, and Technical Assistance (October 24, 2019)
- ESSA State Plan Submission
- ESEA Dear Colleague Letter on State Plan Amendments (November 14, 2018)
- Consolidated State Plans Reminders Webinar (August 1, 2017)
- Consolidated State Plan Frequently Asked Questions (June 16, 2017)
- ESSA Dear Colleague Letter on School Support and Improvement Activities and Consultation (April 10, 2017)
- Consolidated State Plan Revised Assurances Template
- Revised Consolidated State Plan Template
- Crosswalk of Consolidated State Plan Requirements
- Webinar presentation: Consolidated State plan peer review process (March 22, 2017)
- Webinar presentation: Revised State Plan Template (March 15, 2017)
- ESEA State Plan Peer Reviewers
- Fall Peer Reviewer On-Site Training (October 30, 2017)
- Consolidated State Plans Peer Reviewer Training Webinar (September 14, 2017)
- Consolidated State Plans Peer Reviewer Training Webinar (September 12, 2017)
- Peer Reviewer Training presentation: McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program (April 26, 2017)
- Peer Reviewer Training Webinar : Title I, Part A and Title III, Part A (April 3, and 5, 2017)
- Presentation (March 30, 2017)
- State Plan Peer Review Criteria (March 28, 2017)
ESSA Flexibilities
- A Parent's Guide to ESSA
- A Summary of the Flexibilities
- Comprender la Ley Cada Estudiante Triunfa
- Build Your Own Presentation: A Parent's Guide to ESSA
- Webinar Presentation: ESSA Flexibilities
Equitable Services
- Title I, Part A Equitable Services Non-Regulatory Guidance (May 17, 2023)
- Secretary's letter to congress regarding ESEA provisions restricting religious organizations as contract providers of equitable services are unconstitutional (March 11, 2019) - Fact Sheet
- Dear Colleague Letter regarding Ombudsmen (April 6, 2017)
Fiscal Requirements
- Within-District Allocations under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (February 14, 2022)
- Frequently Asked Question About Waivers Related to the Title I, Part A Carryover Limitation Under the ESEA Due to COVID-19 (August 16, 2021)
- Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet: Successfully Implementing State-Administered Programs in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 without Complete National School Lunch Program Data from School Years 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 (Revised January 2022)
- Title I Supplement, not Supplant Non-Regulatory Informational Document (June 19, 2019)
- ESEA Maintenance of Effort Waiver Request
- The new MOE requirements, under ESSA, will first apply to LEAs that are eligible to receive FY 2017 funds under a covered program for the 2017-2018 school year. (MOE calculations for FY 2017 funds compare expenditures from State and local sources for free public education in FY 2016 (school year 2015-2016) with those from FY 2015 (school year 2014-2015)). States must review whether the LEAs have failed to maintain effort in 1 of the 5 immediately preceding years. States with LEAs requesting waiver consideration must submit this updated spreadsheet for FY 2017 and beyond.
- States requesting waiver consideration for FY 2016 or earlier would also fill out the form, except for Columns D and E on Form 3.
- MS Excel (Updated July 4, 2023)
- States requesting waiver consideration for FY 2016 or earlier would also fill out the form, except for Columns D and E on Form 3.
- The new MOE requirements, under ESSA, will first apply to LEAs that are eligible to receive FY 2017 funds under a covered program for the 2017-2018 school year. (MOE calculations for FY 2017 funds compare expenditures from State and local sources for free public education in FY 2016 (school year 2015-2016) with those from FY 2015 (school year 2014-2015)). States must review whether the LEAs have failed to maintain effort in 1 of the 5 immediately preceding years. States with LEAs requesting waiver consideration must submit this updated spreadsheet for FY 2017 and beyond.
- Fact Sheet for Transferring State- and Local-Level Funds (Section 5103 of the ESEA) (April 29, 2020)
- ESSA Fiscal Changes & Equitable Services Guidance (November 21, 2016)
- The Community Eligibility Provision and Selected Requirements Under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as Amended (March 2015)
- Letter Describing Findings from U.S. Department of Education's Office of Inspector General report entitled "Fraud in Title I-Funded Tutoring Programs (March 10, 2014)
- Title I, Part A Recovery Funds for Grants to Local Educational Agencies Uses of Funds Guidance (September 2, 2009)
- Fiscal Issues: Title I, Part A (February 2008)
- State Educational Agency Procedures for Adjusting Basic, Concentration, Targeted, and Education Finance Incentive Grant Allocations Determined by the U.S. Department of Education (May 23, 2003)
- Allocating Funds to Charter Schools (December 2000)
Graduation Rate Requirements
- Graduation Rate Guidance (January 6, 2017)
Parent and Family Engagement
- Parent and Family Engagement under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as Amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (January 10, 2025)
- Dear Colleague Letter on Stakeholder Engagement (June 23, 2016)
Schoolwide Programs
- ESSA Schoolwide Guidance (September 29, 2016)
State and Local Report Cards
- State and Local Report Card Guidance (January 13, 2025)
- Dear Colleague Letter on ESEA Public Reporting Requirements (September 4, 2024)
- A Parent Guide to State and Local Report Cards
- ESSA Dear Colleague Letter on per-pupil expenditures reporting (June 28, 2017)
Special Populations
- Building and Sustaining Inclusive Educational Practices (January 16, 2025)
- Dear Colleague Letter Regarding Federal K-12 Resources to Support Resettled Afghan Students (January 14, 2022)
- Secretary's Letter Regarding Serving Immigrant Students (September 6, 2023)
Children in Foster Care
- Foster Care Guidance (November 15, 2024)
- Dear Colleague Letter on Implementation of Educational Stability Requirements (December 5, 2016)
- Effective Collaboration Webinar PowerPoint (September 7, 2016)
- Best Interest Determinations and Immediate Enrollment PowerPoint Presentation (August 24, 2016)
- Education and Child Welfare Points of Contact Webinar PowerPoint (August 17, 2016)
- An Overview of the ED/HHS Joint Guidance PowerPoint Presentation (July 27, 2016)
- Dear Colleague Letter on Foster Care Guidance (June 23, 2016)
- Dear Colleague Letter on Foster Care Timelines (June 23, 2016)
- Dear Colleague Letter on Interagency Collaboration (July 25, 2023)
Education for Homeless Children and Youths
- Homeless Student Guidance (Updated August 2018)
- Letter regarding Title I, Part A reservation to serve homeless students (July 30, 2018)
- Homeless Student Guidance Fact Sheet (July 27, 2016)
- Homeless Student Notice of Rights and Protections (July 27, 2016)
Early Learning
- Joint U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Guidance to Local Educational Agencies and Schools on Implementing the Required Head Start Program Performance Standards for Title I-Funded Preschool Programs (December 18, 2024)
- Guidance on Serving Preschool Children Through Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as Amended (Revised February 26, 2024)
- Joint U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Letter on a Mixed Delivery Approach (February 26, 2024)
- Secretary's Letter on Prioritizing Early School Success (February 26, 2024)
- Early Learning in the Every Student Succeeds Act, expanding Opportunities to Support our Youngest Learners (October 20, 2016)
English Learners
- ESSA Title III Guidance — English Learners (September 23, 2016)
- Addendum to September 23, 2016 Non-Regulatory Guidance: English Learners and Title III of the ESEA (January 2, 2019)
Student-Centered Funding
School Choice
- OESE Letter to State Chiefs: Title 1, Part A Guidance (March 31, 2025)
Transition to the Every Student Succeeds Act
- ESSA Dear Colleague Letter on 2017-2018 Transition (January 13, 2017)
- ESSA Transition FAQs (January 18, 2017)
- ESSA Dear Colleague Letter (January 28, 2016)
- ESSA Webinar Powerpoint (December 22, 2015)
- Dear Colleague Letter on the Transition to ESSA (December 18, 2015)
- Dear Colleague Letter on the New ESSA Law (December 10, 2015)
Other
- Dear Colleague Letter on Using Federal Funds for the AmeriCorps Program (April 1, 2022)
- The Impact of Title I requirements on Charter Schools (July 2004)
- Dear Colleague Letter on ESEA Section 8546 Requirements (June 27, 2018)
- Title I State Coordinators Letter regarding Arts Education (June 6, 2013)
- Letter to Chief State School Officers on Arts Education (October 2, 2024)
- Title I Paraprofessionals Non-Regulatory Guidance (March 2004)
Who May Apply: State Educational Agencies (SEAs)
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) allocates appropriated funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) through participating SEAs. Prior to calculating the LEA allocations, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESEA) generally requires ED to set aside 0.7 percent for the Secretary of the Interior and 0.4 percent for the outlying areas (American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands). The Secretary of the Interior makes subgrants to schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Education, while the outlying areas receive formula grants. In addition, appropriation acts generally make a certain amount of Basic grant funds (e.g., in the FY 2020 appropriation, up to $5 million) available to ED to obtain annually-updated LEA poverty data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Funding Status
| Fiscal Year 2021 | Fiscal Year 2022 | Fiscal Year 2023 | Fiscal Year 2024 | |
| Total Appropriation | $16,536,802,000 | $17,536,802,000 | $18,386,802,000 | $18,406,802,000 |
| Census Set Aside | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| Total to Outlying Areas & the Bureau of Indian Education | $181,849,822 | $192,849,822 | $202,199,822 | $202,419,822 |
| ESEA Section 1117(e) Bypass | $8,335,845 | $6,734,069 | $8,599,958 | $10,362,649 |
| Total New Awards to States (52 Awards)* | $16,341,616,333 | $17,332,218,109 | $18,171,002,220 | $18,189,019,529 |
| Basic Grants Amount to States | $6,375,066,744 | $6,376,668,520 | $6,374,802,631 | $6,373,039,940 |
| Concentration Grants Amount to States | $1,347,315,689 | $1,347,315,689 | $1,347,315,689 | $1,347,315,689 |
| Targeted Grants Amount to States | $4,309,616,950 | $4,804,116,950 | $5,224,441,950 | $5,234,331,950 |
| Education Finance Incentive Grants Amount to States | $4,309,616,950 | $4,804,116,950 | $5,224,441,950 | $5,234,331,950 |
* State amounts do not represent the amounts available for distribution to local educational agencies (LEAs) within the State. As provided in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), each State reserves from its allocation funds for school improvement activities and State administration. States also have the option to reserve funds for Direct Student Services in accordance with the ESEA. A State must also distribute funds generated by children residing in local delinquent institutions in accordance with Title I, Part D, Subpart 2 of the ESEA.
Awards
| AWARDS TO STATES | Fiscal Year 2021 | Fiscal Year 2022 | Fiscal Year 2023 | Fiscal Year 2024 |
| ALABAMA | $266,382,292 | $279,141,859 | $303,245,701 | $302,826,218 |
| ALASKA | $47,509,598 | $50,604,095 | $53,818,062 | $53,330,548 |
| ARIZONA | $355,430,155 | $370,384,923 | $356,281,409 | $327,775,446 |
| ARKANSAS | $163,805,363 | $174,307,328 | $177,3072,187 | $176,145,048 |
| CALIFORNIA | $2,040,022,511 | $2,076,706,008 | $2,108,516,114 | $2,236,833,545 |
| COLORADO | $161,188,874 | $174,022,902 | $187,782,099 | $182,938,931 |
| CONNECTICUT | $153,914.741 | $153,701,110 | $156,414,141 | $155,039,806 |
| DELAWARE | $54,032,779 | $57,224,018 | $58,187,169 | $58,827,119 |
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | $48,926,745 | $59,793,209 | $61,295,998 | $57,035,479 |
| FLORIDA | $907,251,212 | $1,006,554,201 | $1,037,800,442 | $1,002,332,843 |
| GEORGIA | $568,657,600 | $655,085,612 | $674,982,259 | $610,207,710 |
| HAWAII | $56,700,885 | $58,193,269 | $73,083,993 | $69,934,653 |
| IDAHO | $57,359,431 | $60,274,418 | $62,700,869 | $65,119,648 |
| ILLINOIS | $685,475,824 | $701,660,960 | $766,835,954 | $794,468,689 |
| INDIANA | $251,572,069 | $273,340,306 | $286,422,432 | $281,113,971 |
| IOWA | $102,836,824 | $110,757,782 | $114,425,087 | $110,591,349 |
| KANSAS | $110,334,596 | $117,527,024 | $120,783,715 | $125,125,449 |
| KENTUCKY | $250,129,027 | $272,020,435 | $276,218,596 | $281,258,456 |
| LOUISIANA | $363,771,234 | $358,954,067 | $404,061,662 | $394,661,073 |
| MAINE | $55,961,467 | $59,492,429 | $62,310,440 | $60,858,278 |
| MARYLAND | $282,884,266 | $292,786,594 | $354,312,840 | $323,578,584 |
| MASSACHUSETTS | $259,045,775 | $262,718,204 | $290,493,831 | $285,434,127 |
| MICHIGAN | $482,905,001 | $514,603,322 | $530,826,085 | $559,432,779 |
| MINNESOTA | $179,175,386 | $174,738,185 | $188,503,553 | $194,491,327 |
| MISSISSIPPI | $223,969,614 | $234,557,732 | $233,873,060 | $241,550,376 |
| MISSOURI | $256,721,291 | $261,748,394 | $268,296,026 | $266,989,104 |
| MONTANA | $51,289,895 | $54,751,395 | $57,693,671 | $57,762,901 |
| NEBRASKA | $68,069,983 | $70,062,821 | $80,473,008 | $90,471,477 |
| NEVADA | $147,369,407 | $157,262,676 | $173,052,708 | $160,996,050 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE | $43,995,985 | $49,193,724 | $52,870,071 | $47,047,272 |
| NEW JERSEY | $360,293,736 | $417,926,808 | $465,623,241 | $457,208,618 |
| NEW MEXICO | $129,392,437 | $135,700,229 | $140,631,172 | $146,145,066 |
| NEW YORK | $1,221,068,608 | $1,319,753,513 | $1,454,589,699 | $1,489,259,094 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | $493,733,102 | $532,882,409 | $523,159,326 | $513,886,365 |
| NORTH DAKOTA | $43,267,112 | $45,823,193 | $49,279,765 | $52,547,431 |
| OHIO | $597,709,276 | $618,531,898 | $654,440,314 | $657,263,062 |
| OKLAHOMA | $201,507,308 | $211,951,355 | $224,659,304 | $229,108,583 |
| OREGON | $146,243,353 | $145,024,800 | $164,133,070 | $167,711,982 |
| PENNSYLVANIA | $706,423,266 | $697,679,012 | $762,332,443 | $735,735,642 |
| PUERTO RICO | $413,911,156 | $472,746,632 | $447,700,799 | $440,614,514 |
| RHODE ISLAND | $55,604,547 | $57,211,812 | $61,608,283 | $59,352,446 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | $269,752,776 | $285,456,522 | $285,172,979 | $279,978,220 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA | $51,071,219 | $54,599,979 | $57,246,174 | $57,762,901 |
| TENNESSEE | $323,379,041 | $349,663,715 | $346,346,343 | $335,362,718 |
| TEXAS | $1,594,652,206 | $1,785,414,630 | $1,813,227,886 | $1,851,187,951 |
| UTAH | $87,155,176 | $74,464,540 | $78,722,107 | $80,489,929 |
| VERMONT | $37,506,577 | $40,146,062 | $42,812,209 | $42,724,415 |
| VIRGINIA | $287,851,139 | $297,826,402 | $328,655,791 | $320,764,254 |
| WASHINGTON | $273,415,543 | $282,409,293 | $304,013,404 | $306,616,767 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | $98,787,010 | $107,169,039 | $105,341,727 | $115,931,983 |
| WISCONSIN | $212,706,265 | $215,867,086 | $242,679,064 | $227,912,568 |
| WYOMING | $39,495,650 | $41,800,178 | $44,940,234 | $47,276,764 |
School Improvement Reservations
As provided in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), each State reserves funds from its Title I, Part A allocation for school improvement activities. Under section 1003(a) of the ESEA, a State must ratably reduce as applicable the total Title I, Part A allocation of LEAs, consistent with the special rule described below, to reserve for school improvement activities the greater of: (1) seven percent of the State’s current fiscal year (FY) Title I, Part A award; or (2) the sum of the total amount that the State reserved for school improvement under section 1003(a) from its FY 2016 Title I, Part A award (generally, four percent of that award) and the amount of the State’s FY 2016 School Improvement Grants (SIG) allocation under section 1003(g) of the ESEA, as amended by NCLB.
With respect to reserving Title I, Part A funds for school improvement, the special rule in section 1003(h) of the ESEA requires a State, in reserving funds for school improvement, to ensure that no LEA receives less in total under Title I, Part A than it received in the prior year. This means that a State may only reserve funds for school improvement from LEAs that have an increase in their Title I, Part A allocation over the prior year’s amount. It is possible that this provision in conjunction with an overall reduction in a State’s Title I, Part A allocation may limit the ability of some States to reserve the full amount for school improvement.
The table below is based on the ED-determined Title I, Part A allocations prior to adjustments by States under 34 C.F.R. § 200.70-75 and § 200.100, including the ESEA section 1003 reservation, and therefore does not take into account the special rule in ESEA section 1003(h) described above. As such, the figures represent the maximum amount an SEA may have been required to reserve for school improvement under ESEA section 1003(a).
| STATE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT RESERVATIONS | Fiscal Year 2021 | Fiscal Year 2022 | Fiscal Year 2023 | Fiscal Year 2024 |
| ALABAMA | $18,646,761 | $19,539,931 | $21,227,200 | $21,197,836 |
| ALASKA | $3,325,672 | $3,542,287 | $3,77,265 | $3,733,139 |
| ARIZONA | $24,880,111 | $25,926,945 | $24,939,699 | $23,166,767 |
| ARKANSAS | $11,466,376 | $12,201,513 | $12,416,054 | $12,330,154 |
| CALIFORNIA | $142,801,576 | $145,369,421 | $147,596,128 | $156,578,349 |
| COLORADO | $11,283,222 | $12,181,604 | $13,144,747 | $12,805,726 |
| CONNECTICUT | $10,774,032 | $10,759,078 | $10,948,990 | $10,852,787 |
| DELAWARE | $3,782,295 | $4,005,682 | $4,073,102 | $4,117,899 |
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | $3,424,873 | $4,185,525 | $4,290,720 | $3,992,484 |
| FLORIDA | $63,507,585 | $70,458,795 | $72,646,031 | $70,163,300 |
| GEORGIA | $39,806,032 | $45,855,993 | $47,248,759 | $42,714,540 |
| HAWAII | $3,969,062 | $4,073,529 | $5,115,880 | $4,895,426 |
| IDAHO | $4,134,036 | $4,219,210 | $4,389,061 | $4,558,376 |
| ILLINOIS | $47,983,308 | $49,116,268 | $53,678,517 | $55,612,809 |
| INDIANA | $18,000,236 | $19,133,822 | $20,049,571 | $19,677,978 |
| IOWA | $7,198,578 | $7,753,045 | $8,009,757 | $7,741,395 |
| KANSAS | $7,991,005 | $8,226,892 | $8,454,861 | $8,758,782 |
| KENTUCKY | $17,509,032 | $19,041,431 | $19,335,302 | $19,688,092 |
| LOUISIANA | $25,463,987 | $25,126,785 | $28,284,317 | $27,626,276 |
| MAINE | $3,917,303 | $4,164,471 | $4,361,731 | $4,260,080 |
| MARYLAND | $19,801,899 | $20,495,062 | $24,801,899 | $22,650,501 |
| MASSACHUSETTS | $18,133,205 | $18,390,275 | $20,334,569 | $19,980,389 |
| MICHIGAN | $33,803,351 | $36,022,233 | $37,157,826 | $39,160,295 |
| MINNESOTA | $12,542,278 | $12,231,673 | $13,195,249 | $13,614,393 |
| MISSISSIPPI | $15,677,873 | $16,419,042 | $16,371,115 | $16,908,527 |
| MISSOURI | $18,302,161 | $18,591,188 | $19,177,321 | $19,065,618 |
| MONTANA | $3,590,293 | $3,832,598 | $4,038,557 | $4,043,404 |
| NEBRASKA | $5,039,029 | $5,039,029 | $5,633,111 | $6,333,004 |
| NEVADA | $10,315,859 | $11,008,388 | $12,113,690 | $11,269,724 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE | $3,079,719 | $3,443,561 | $3,700,905 | $3,293,310 |
| NEW JERSEY | $25,220,562 | $29,254,877 | $32,593,627 | $32,004,604 |
| NEW MEXICO | $9,057,471 | $9,499,017 | $9,844,183 | $10,230,155 |
| NEW YORK | $85,474,803 | $92,382,746 | $101,821,279 | $104,248,137 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | $34,561,318 | $37,301,769 | $36,621,153 | $35,972,046 |
| NORTH DAKOTA | $3,028,698 | $3,207,624 | $3,449,584 | $3,678,321 |
| OHIO | $41,839,650 | $43,297,233 | $45,810,822 | $46,008,415 |
| OKLAHOMA | $14,105,512 | $14,836,595 | $15,726,152 | $16,037,601 |
| OREGON | $10,458,492 | $10,458,492 | $11,489,315 | $11,739,839 |
| PENNSYLVANIA | $49,449,629 | $48,837,531 | $53,363,272 | $51,501,495 |
| PUERTO RICO | $28,973,781 | $33,092,265 | $31,339,056 | $30,843,016 |
| RHODE ISLAND | $3,892,319 | $4,004,827 | $4,312,580 | $4,154,672 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | $18,882,695 | $19,981,957 | $19,962,109 | $19,598,476 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA | $3,574,986 | $3,821,999 | $4,007,233 | $4,043,404 |
| TENNESSEE | $22,636,533 | $24,476,461 | $24,244,245 | $23,475,391 |
| TEXAS | $111,625,655 | $124,979,025 | $126,925,953 | $129,583,157 |
| UTAH | $6,198,581 | $6,198,581 | $6,198,581 | $6,198,581 |
| VERMONT | $2,625,461 | $2,810,225 | $2,996,855 | $2,990,710 |
| VIRGINIA | $20,401,419 | $21,050,433 | $23,264,064 | $22,802,503 |
| WASHINGTON | $19,139,089 | $19,768,651 | $21,280,939 | $21,463,174 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | $6,915,091 | $7,501,833 | $7,373,921 | $8,115,239 |
| WISCONSIN | $15,055,403 | $15,110,697 | $16,987,535 | $15,953,880 |
| WYOMING | $2,764,696 | $2,926,013 | $3,145,817 | $3,309,374 |
Additional Information
Please see ED’s Budget History Tables for information on the President’s budget requests and enacted appropriations for major ED programs.
An LEA's Title I allocation is the sum of the amount that the LEA receives under each formula. LEAs target the Title I funds they receive to schools with the highest percentages of children from low-income families. If a Title I school is operating a targeted assistance program, the school provides Title I services to children who are failing, or most at risk of failing, to meet challenging academic standards. Schools in which children from low-income families make up at least 40 percent of enrollment are eligible to use Title I funds to operate schoolwide programs that serve all children in the school in order to raise the achievement of the lowest-achieving students. LEAs also must use Title I funds to provide Title I services to eligible children enrolled in private schools.
Participation
The U.S. Department of Education's (ED's) data on participation in the program show that in school year (SY) 2016-2017, 59,743 public schools across the country used Title I funds to provide additional academic support and learning opportunities to help low-achieving children master challenging curricula and meet state standards in core academic subjects. For example, funds support extra instruction in reading and mathematics, as well as special preschool, after-school, and summer programs to extend and reinforce the regular school curriculum.
In (SY) 2016-2017, Title I served approximately 24.6 million children.
Title I, Part A (Title I) is a formula program to States. The U.S. Department of Education allocates Title I funds to State educational agencies (SEAs) through four statutory formulas (Basic Grants, Concentration Grants, Targeted Grants, and Education Finance Incentive Grants) that are based primarily on the annually-updated census poverty local educational agency (LEA) data adjusted for the cost of education in each State. SEAs in turn distribute Title I funds to their LEAs in accordance with Title I requirements.
Basic, Concentration and Targeted Grants
Basic Grants provide funds to LEAs in which the number of children counted in the formula (formula children) is at least 10 and exceeds 2 percent of an LEA’s school-age population. Concentration Grants flow to LEAs where the number of formula children exceeds 6,500 or 15 percent of the total school-age population. Targeted Grants are based on the same data used for Basic and Concentration Grants except that the data are weighted so that LEAs with higher numbers or percentages of formula children receive more funds. Targeted Grants flow to LEAs where the number of formula children is at least 10 and comprises at least 5 percent of the LEA’s school-age population.
Education Finance Incentive Grants
Education Finance Incentive Grants (EFIG) distribute funds to states based on factors that measure (1) a state’s effort to provide financial support for education compared to its relative wealth as measured by its per-capita income and (2) the degree to which education expenditures among LEAs within the state are equalized. Once a state’s EFIG allocation is determined, funds are allocated to LEAs in which the number of formula children is at least 10 and comprises at least 5 percent of the LEA’s school-age population.
Key Documents
- Key Documents | U.S. Department of Education. This page provides letters and reports to states for important programmatic activities, including the States’ consolidated State plans, requests for waivers, monitoring reports, and the peer reviews of State assessment systems. The list may be sorted or filtered by State, year, program, and activity.
Accountability and School Improvement
- School Improvement and Related Provisions under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)(January 2, 2025)
- Frequently Asked Questions: Impact of COVID-19 on 2021-2022 Accountability Systems Required under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) (February 15, 2022)
- Dear Colleague Letter on Title I Resource Equity (July 11, 2023)
- State Plan Addendum Template for 2021-2022 (Updated December 22, 2021)
- Dear colleague letter Extending the Date to Submit State Plan Addendum (January 26, 2021)
- Frequently Asked Questions: Impact of COVID-19 on 2020-2021 Accountability Systems Required under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) (Updated January 19, 2021)
- Summary Response to Comments on Frequently Asked Questions: Impact of COVID-19 on Accountability Systems Required under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) (January 19, 2021)
- ESEA Sec. 1003 Funding for School Improvement & ESEA Sec. 1003A Direct Student Services Webinar (July 18, 2018)
- Dear Colleague Letter on the use of remaining School Improvement Grants (SIG) Funds (January 9, 2018)
- Evidence Guidance (Revised September 28, 2023)
Assessments
- Secretary's Letter regarding Assessment Requirements for the 2020-2021 School Year (September 3, 2020)
- Standards and Assessments
Consolidated State Plans
- Memo to States Regarding Consolidated State Plan Amendments and Accountability for the 2023-2024 School Year (September 28, 2023)
- Memo to States Regarding Consolidated State Plan Amendments for the 2022-2023 School Year (December 14, 2022)
- Dear Colleague Letter on State Plan Amendments, School Identification, Reporting, and Technical Assistance (October 24, 2019)
- ESSA State Plan Submission
- ESEA Dear Colleague Letter on State Plan Amendments (November 14, 2018)
- Consolidated State Plans Reminders Webinar (August 1, 2017)
- Consolidated State Plan Frequently Asked Questions (June 16, 2017)
- ESSA Dear Colleague Letter on School Support and Improvement Activities and Consultation (April 10, 2017)
- Consolidated State Plan Revised Assurances Template
- Revised Consolidated State Plan Template
- Crosswalk of Consolidated State Plan Requirements
- Webinar presentation: Consolidated State plan peer review process (March 22, 2017)
- Webinar presentation: Revised State Plan Template (March 15, 2017)
- ESEA State Plan Peer Reviewers
- Fall Peer Reviewer On-Site Training (October 30, 2017)
- Consolidated State Plans Peer Reviewer Training Webinar (September 14, 2017)
- Consolidated State Plans Peer Reviewer Training Webinar (September 12, 2017)
- Peer Reviewer Training presentation: McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program (April 26, 2017)
- Peer Reviewer Training Webinar : Title I, Part A and Title III, Part A (April 3, and 5, 2017)
- Presentation (March 30, 2017)
- State Plan Peer Review Criteria (March 28, 2017)
ESSA Flexibilities
- A Parent's Guide to ESSA
- A Summary of the Flexibilities
- Comprender la Ley Cada Estudiante Triunfa
- Build Your Own Presentation: A Parent's Guide to ESSA
- Webinar Presentation: ESSA Flexibilities
Equitable Services
- Title I, Part A Equitable Services Non-Regulatory Guidance (May 17, 2023)
- Secretary's letter to congress regarding ESEA provisions restricting religious organizations as contract providers of equitable services are unconstitutional (March 11, 2019) - Fact Sheet
- Dear Colleague Letter regarding Ombudsmen (April 6, 2017)
Fiscal Requirements
- Within-District Allocations under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (February 14, 2022)
- Frequently Asked Question About Waivers Related to the Title I, Part A Carryover Limitation Under the ESEA Due to COVID-19 (August 16, 2021)
- Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet: Successfully Implementing State-Administered Programs in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 without Complete National School Lunch Program Data from School Years 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 (Revised January 2022)
- Title I Supplement, not Supplant Non-Regulatory Informational Document (June 19, 2019)
- ESEA Maintenance of Effort Waiver Request
- The new MOE requirements, under ESSA, will first apply to LEAs that are eligible to receive FY 2017 funds under a covered program for the 2017-2018 school year. (MOE calculations for FY 2017 funds compare expenditures from State and local sources for free public education in FY 2016 (school year 2015-2016) with those from FY 2015 (school year 2014-2015)). States must review whether the LEAs have failed to maintain effort in 1 of the 5 immediately preceding years. States with LEAs requesting waiver consideration must submit this updated spreadsheet for FY 2017 and beyond.
- States requesting waiver consideration for FY 2016 or earlier would also fill out the form, except for Columns D and E on Form 3.
- MS Excel (Updated July 4, 2023)
- States requesting waiver consideration for FY 2016 or earlier would also fill out the form, except for Columns D and E on Form 3.
- The new MOE requirements, under ESSA, will first apply to LEAs that are eligible to receive FY 2017 funds under a covered program for the 2017-2018 school year. (MOE calculations for FY 2017 funds compare expenditures from State and local sources for free public education in FY 2016 (school year 2015-2016) with those from FY 2015 (school year 2014-2015)). States must review whether the LEAs have failed to maintain effort in 1 of the 5 immediately preceding years. States with LEAs requesting waiver consideration must submit this updated spreadsheet for FY 2017 and beyond.
- Fact Sheet for Transferring State- and Local-Level Funds (Section 5103 of the ESEA) (April 29, 2020)
- ESSA Fiscal Changes & Equitable Services Guidance (November 21, 2016)
- The Community Eligibility Provision and Selected Requirements Under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as Amended (March 2015)
- Letter Describing Findings from U.S. Department of Education's Office of Inspector General report entitled "Fraud in Title I-Funded Tutoring Programs (March 10, 2014)
- Title I, Part A Recovery Funds for Grants to Local Educational Agencies Uses of Funds Guidance (September 2, 2009)
- Fiscal Issues: Title I, Part A (February 2008)
- State Educational Agency Procedures for Adjusting Basic, Concentration, Targeted, and Education Finance Incentive Grant Allocations Determined by the U.S. Department of Education (May 23, 2003)
- Allocating Funds to Charter Schools (December 2000)
Graduation Rate Requirements
- Graduation Rate Guidance (January 6, 2017)
Parent and Family Engagement
- Parent and Family Engagement under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as Amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (January 10, 2025)
- Dear Colleague Letter on Stakeholder Engagement (June 23, 2016)
Schoolwide Programs
- ESSA Schoolwide Guidance (September 29, 2016)
State and Local Report Cards
- State and Local Report Card Guidance (January 13, 2025)
- Dear Colleague Letter on ESEA Public Reporting Requirements (September 4, 2024)
- A Parent Guide to State and Local Report Cards
- ESSA Dear Colleague Letter on per-pupil expenditures reporting (June 28, 2017)
Special Populations
- Building and Sustaining Inclusive Educational Practices (January 16, 2025)
- Dear Colleague Letter Regarding Federal K-12 Resources to Support Resettled Afghan Students (January 14, 2022)
- Secretary's Letter Regarding Serving Immigrant Students (September 6, 2023)
Children in Foster Care
- Foster Care Guidance (November 15, 2024)
- Dear Colleague Letter on Implementation of Educational Stability Requirements (December 5, 2016)
- Effective Collaboration Webinar PowerPoint (September 7, 2016)
- Best Interest Determinations and Immediate Enrollment PowerPoint Presentation (August 24, 2016)
- Education and Child Welfare Points of Contact Webinar PowerPoint (August 17, 2016)
- An Overview of the ED/HHS Joint Guidance PowerPoint Presentation (July 27, 2016)
- Dear Colleague Letter on Foster Care Guidance (June 23, 2016)
- Dear Colleague Letter on Foster Care Timelines (June 23, 2016)
- Dear Colleague Letter on Interagency Collaboration (July 25, 2023)
Education for Homeless Children and Youths
- Homeless Student Guidance (Updated August 2018)
- Letter regarding Title I, Part A reservation to serve homeless students (July 30, 2018)
- Homeless Student Guidance Fact Sheet (July 27, 2016)
- Homeless Student Notice of Rights and Protections (July 27, 2016)
Early Learning
- Joint U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Guidance to Local Educational Agencies and Schools on Implementing the Required Head Start Program Performance Standards for Title I-Funded Preschool Programs (December 18, 2024)
- Guidance on Serving Preschool Children Through Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as Amended (Revised February 26, 2024)
- Joint U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Letter on a Mixed Delivery Approach (February 26, 2024)
- Secretary's Letter on Prioritizing Early School Success (February 26, 2024)
- Early Learning in the Every Student Succeeds Act, expanding Opportunities to Support our Youngest Learners (October 20, 2016)
English Learners
- ESSA Title III Guidance — English Learners (September 23, 2016)
- Addendum to September 23, 2016 Non-Regulatory Guidance: English Learners and Title III of the ESEA (January 2, 2019)
Student-Centered Funding
School Choice
- OESE Letter to State Chiefs: Title 1, Part A Guidance (March 31, 2025)
Transition to the Every Student Succeeds Act
- ESSA Dear Colleague Letter on 2017-2018 Transition (January 13, 2017)
- ESSA Transition FAQs (January 18, 2017)
- ESSA Dear Colleague Letter (January 28, 2016)
- ESSA Webinar Powerpoint (December 22, 2015)
- Dear Colleague Letter on the Transition to ESSA (December 18, 2015)
- Dear Colleague Letter on the New ESSA Law (December 10, 2015)
Other
- Dear Colleague Letter on Using Federal Funds for the AmeriCorps Program (April 1, 2022)
- The Impact of Title I requirements on Charter Schools (July 2004)
- Dear Colleague Letter on ESEA Section 8546 Requirements (June 27, 2018)
- Title I State Coordinators Letter regarding Arts Education (June 6, 2013)
- Letter to Chief State School Officers on Arts Education (October 2, 2024)
- Title I Paraprofessionals Non-Regulatory Guidance (March 2004)
Who May Apply: State Educational Agencies (SEAs)
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) allocates appropriated funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) through participating SEAs. Prior to calculating the LEA allocations, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESEA) generally requires ED to set aside 0.7 percent for the Secretary of the Interior and 0.4 percent for the outlying areas (American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands). The Secretary of the Interior makes subgrants to schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Education, while the outlying areas receive formula grants. In addition, appropriation acts generally make a certain amount of Basic grant funds (e.g., in the FY 2020 appropriation, up to $5 million) available to ED to obtain annually-updated LEA poverty data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Funding Status
| Fiscal Year 2021 | Fiscal Year 2022 | Fiscal Year 2023 | Fiscal Year 2024 | |
| Total Appropriation | $16,536,802,000 | $17,536,802,000 | $18,386,802,000 | $18,406,802,000 |
| Census Set Aside | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| Total to Outlying Areas & the Bureau of Indian Education | $181,849,822 | $192,849,822 | $202,199,822 | $202,419,822 |
| ESEA Section 1117(e) Bypass | $8,335,845 | $6,734,069 | $8,599,958 | $10,362,649 |
| Total New Awards to States (52 Awards)* | $16,341,616,333 | $17,332,218,109 | $18,171,002,220 | $18,189,019,529 |
| Basic Grants Amount to States | $6,375,066,744 | $6,376,668,520 | $6,374,802,631 | $6,373,039,940 |
| Concentration Grants Amount to States | $1,347,315,689 | $1,347,315,689 | $1,347,315,689 | $1,347,315,689 |
| Targeted Grants Amount to States | $4,309,616,950 | $4,804,116,950 | $5,224,441,950 | $5,234,331,950 |
| Education Finance Incentive Grants Amount to States | $4,309,616,950 | $4,804,116,950 | $5,224,441,950 | $5,234,331,950 |
* State amounts do not represent the amounts available for distribution to local educational agencies (LEAs) within the State. As provided in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), each State reserves from its allocation funds for school improvement activities and State administration. States also have the option to reserve funds for Direct Student Services in accordance with the ESEA. A State must also distribute funds generated by children residing in local delinquent institutions in accordance with Title I, Part D, Subpart 2 of the ESEA.
Awards
| AWARDS TO STATES | Fiscal Year 2021 | Fiscal Year 2022 | Fiscal Year 2023 | Fiscal Year 2024 |
| ALABAMA | $266,382,292 | $279,141,859 | $303,245,701 | $302,826,218 |
| ALASKA | $47,509,598 | $50,604,095 | $53,818,062 | $53,330,548 |
| ARIZONA | $355,430,155 | $370,384,923 | $356,281,409 | $327,775,446 |
| ARKANSAS | $163,805,363 | $174,307,328 | $177,3072,187 | $176,145,048 |
| CALIFORNIA | $2,040,022,511 | $2,076,706,008 | $2,108,516,114 | $2,236,833,545 |
| COLORADO | $161,188,874 | $174,022,902 | $187,782,099 | $182,938,931 |
| CONNECTICUT | $153,914.741 | $153,701,110 | $156,414,141 | $155,039,806 |
| DELAWARE | $54,032,779 | $57,224,018 | $58,187,169 | $58,827,119 |
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | $48,926,745 | $59,793,209 | $61,295,998 | $57,035,479 |
| FLORIDA | $907,251,212 | $1,006,554,201 | $1,037,800,442 | $1,002,332,843 |
| GEORGIA | $568,657,600 | $655,085,612 | $674,982,259 | $610,207,710 |
| HAWAII | $56,700,885 | $58,193,269 | $73,083,993 | $69,934,653 |
| IDAHO | $57,359,431 | $60,274,418 | $62,700,869 | $65,119,648 |
| ILLINOIS | $685,475,824 | $701,660,960 | $766,835,954 | $794,468,689 |
| INDIANA | $251,572,069 | $273,340,306 | $286,422,432 | $281,113,971 |
| IOWA | $102,836,824 | $110,757,782 | $114,425,087 | $110,591,349 |
| KANSAS | $110,334,596 | $117,527,024 | $120,783,715 | $125,125,449 |
| KENTUCKY | $250,129,027 | $272,020,435 | $276,218,596 | $281,258,456 |
| LOUISIANA | $363,771,234 | $358,954,067 | $404,061,662 | $394,661,073 |
| MAINE | $55,961,467 | $59,492,429 | $62,310,440 | $60,858,278 |
| MARYLAND | $282,884,266 | $292,786,594 | $354,312,840 | $323,578,584 |
| MASSACHUSETTS | $259,045,775 | $262,718,204 | $290,493,831 | $285,434,127 |
| MICHIGAN | $482,905,001 | $514,603,322 | $530,826,085 | $559,432,779 |
| MINNESOTA | $179,175,386 | $174,738,185 | $188,503,553 | $194,491,327 |
| MISSISSIPPI | $223,969,614 | $234,557,732 | $233,873,060 | $241,550,376 |
| MISSOURI | $256,721,291 | $261,748,394 | $268,296,026 | $266,989,104 |
| MONTANA | $51,289,895 | $54,751,395 | $57,693,671 | $57,762,901 |
| NEBRASKA | $68,069,983 | $70,062,821 | $80,473,008 | $90,471,477 |
| NEVADA | $147,369,407 | $157,262,676 | $173,052,708 | $160,996,050 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE | $43,995,985 | $49,193,724 | $52,870,071 | $47,047,272 |
| NEW JERSEY | $360,293,736 | $417,926,808 | $465,623,241 | $457,208,618 |
| NEW MEXICO | $129,392,437 | $135,700,229 | $140,631,172 | $146,145,066 |
| NEW YORK | $1,221,068,608 | $1,319,753,513 | $1,454,589,699 | $1,489,259,094 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | $493,733,102 | $532,882,409 | $523,159,326 | $513,886,365 |
| NORTH DAKOTA | $43,267,112 | $45,823,193 | $49,279,765 | $52,547,431 |
| OHIO | $597,709,276 | $618,531,898 | $654,440,314 | $657,263,062 |
| OKLAHOMA | $201,507,308 | $211,951,355 | $224,659,304 | $229,108,583 |
| OREGON | $146,243,353 | $145,024,800 | $164,133,070 | $167,711,982 |
| PENNSYLVANIA | $706,423,266 | $697,679,012 | $762,332,443 | $735,735,642 |
| PUERTO RICO | $413,911,156 | $472,746,632 | $447,700,799 | $440,614,514 |
| RHODE ISLAND | $55,604,547 | $57,211,812 | $61,608,283 | $59,352,446 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | $269,752,776 | $285,456,522 | $285,172,979 | $279,978,220 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA | $51,071,219 | $54,599,979 | $57,246,174 | $57,762,901 |
| TENNESSEE | $323,379,041 | $349,663,715 | $346,346,343 | $335,362,718 |
| TEXAS | $1,594,652,206 | $1,785,414,630 | $1,813,227,886 | $1,851,187,951 |
| UTAH | $87,155,176 | $74,464,540 | $78,722,107 | $80,489,929 |
| VERMONT | $37,506,577 | $40,146,062 | $42,812,209 | $42,724,415 |
| VIRGINIA | $287,851,139 | $297,826,402 | $328,655,791 | $320,764,254 |
| WASHINGTON | $273,415,543 | $282,409,293 | $304,013,404 | $306,616,767 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | $98,787,010 | $107,169,039 | $105,341,727 | $115,931,983 |
| WISCONSIN | $212,706,265 | $215,867,086 | $242,679,064 | $227,912,568 |
| WYOMING | $39,495,650 | $41,800,178 | $44,940,234 | $47,276,764 |
School Improvement Reservations
As provided in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), each State reserves funds from its Title I, Part A allocation for school improvement activities. Under section 1003(a) of the ESEA, a State must ratably reduce as applicable the total Title I, Part A allocation of LEAs, consistent with the special rule described below, to reserve for school improvement activities the greater of: (1) seven percent of the State’s current fiscal year (FY) Title I, Part A award; or (2) the sum of the total amount that the State reserved for school improvement under section 1003(a) from its FY 2016 Title I, Part A award (generally, four percent of that award) and the amount of the State’s FY 2016 School Improvement Grants (SIG) allocation under section 1003(g) of the ESEA, as amended by NCLB.
With respect to reserving Title I, Part A funds for school improvement, the special rule in section 1003(h) of the ESEA requires a State, in reserving funds for school improvement, to ensure that no LEA receives less in total under Title I, Part A than it received in the prior year. This means that a State may only reserve funds for school improvement from LEAs that have an increase in their Title I, Part A allocation over the prior year’s amount. It is possible that this provision in conjunction with an overall reduction in a State’s Title I, Part A allocation may limit the ability of some States to reserve the full amount for school improvement.
The table below is based on the ED-determined Title I, Part A allocations prior to adjustments by States under 34 C.F.R. § 200.70-75 and § 200.100, including the ESEA section 1003 reservation, and therefore does not take into account the special rule in ESEA section 1003(h) described above. As such, the figures represent the maximum amount an SEA may have been required to reserve for school improvement under ESEA section 1003(a).
| STATE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT RESERVATIONS | Fiscal Year 2021 | Fiscal Year 2022 | Fiscal Year 2023 | Fiscal Year 2024 |
| ALABAMA | $18,646,761 | $19,539,931 | $21,227,200 | $21,197,836 |
| ALASKA | $3,325,672 | $3,542,287 | $3,77,265 | $3,733,139 |
| ARIZONA | $24,880,111 | $25,926,945 | $24,939,699 | $23,166,767 |
| ARKANSAS | $11,466,376 | $12,201,513 | $12,416,054 | $12,330,154 |
| CALIFORNIA | $142,801,576 | $145,369,421 | $147,596,128 | $156,578,349 |
| COLORADO | $11,283,222 | $12,181,604 | $13,144,747 | $12,805,726 |
| CONNECTICUT | $10,774,032 | $10,759,078 | $10,948,990 | $10,852,787 |
| DELAWARE | $3,782,295 | $4,005,682 | $4,073,102 | $4,117,899 |
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | $3,424,873 | $4,185,525 | $4,290,720 | $3,992,484 |
| FLORIDA | $63,507,585 | $70,458,795 | $72,646,031 | $70,163,300 |
| GEORGIA | $39,806,032 | $45,855,993 | $47,248,759 | $42,714,540 |
| HAWAII | $3,969,062 | $4,073,529 | $5,115,880 | $4,895,426 |
| IDAHO | $4,134,036 | $4,219,210 | $4,389,061 | $4,558,376 |
| ILLINOIS | $47,983,308 | $49,116,268 | $53,678,517 | $55,612,809 |
| INDIANA | $18,000,236 | $19,133,822 | $20,049,571 | $19,677,978 |
| IOWA | $7,198,578 | $7,753,045 | $8,009,757 | $7,741,395 |
| KANSAS | $7,991,005 | $8,226,892 | $8,454,861 | $8,758,782 |
| KENTUCKY | $17,509,032 | $19,041,431 | $19,335,302 | $19,688,092 |
| LOUISIANA | $25,463,987 | $25,126,785 | $28,284,317 | $27,626,276 |
| MAINE | $3,917,303 | $4,164,471 | $4,361,731 | $4,260,080 |
| MARYLAND | $19,801,899 | $20,495,062 | $24,801,899 | $22,650,501 |
| MASSACHUSETTS | $18,133,205 | $18,390,275 | $20,334,569 | $19,980,389 |
| MICHIGAN | $33,803,351 | $36,022,233 | $37,157,826 | $39,160,295 |
| MINNESOTA | $12,542,278 | $12,231,673 | $13,195,249 | $13,614,393 |
| MISSISSIPPI | $15,677,873 | $16,419,042 | $16,371,115 | $16,908,527 |
| MISSOURI | $18,302,161 | $18,591,188 | $19,177,321 | $19,065,618 |
| MONTANA | $3,590,293 | $3,832,598 | $4,038,557 | $4,043,404 |
| NEBRASKA | $5,039,029 | $5,039,029 | $5,633,111 | $6,333,004 |
| NEVADA | $10,315,859 | $11,008,388 | $12,113,690 | $11,269,724 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE | $3,079,719 | $3,443,561 | $3,700,905 | $3,293,310 |
| NEW JERSEY | $25,220,562 | $29,254,877 | $32,593,627 | $32,004,604 |
| NEW MEXICO | $9,057,471 | $9,499,017 | $9,844,183 | $10,230,155 |
| NEW YORK | $85,474,803 | $92,382,746 | $101,821,279 | $104,248,137 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | $34,561,318 | $37,301,769 | $36,621,153 | $35,972,046 |
| NORTH DAKOTA | $3,028,698 | $3,207,624 | $3,449,584 | $3,678,321 |
| OHIO | $41,839,650 | $43,297,233 | $45,810,822 | $46,008,415 |
| OKLAHOMA | $14,105,512 | $14,836,595 | $15,726,152 | $16,037,601 |
| OREGON | $10,458,492 | $10,458,492 | $11,489,315 | $11,739,839 |
| PENNSYLVANIA | $49,449,629 | $48,837,531 | $53,363,272 | $51,501,495 |
| PUERTO RICO | $28,973,781 | $33,092,265 | $31,339,056 | $30,843,016 |
| RHODE ISLAND | $3,892,319 | $4,004,827 | $4,312,580 | $4,154,672 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | $18,882,695 | $19,981,957 | $19,962,109 | $19,598,476 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA | $3,574,986 | $3,821,999 | $4,007,233 | $4,043,404 |
| TENNESSEE | $22,636,533 | $24,476,461 | $24,244,245 | $23,475,391 |
| TEXAS | $111,625,655 | $124,979,025 | $126,925,953 | $129,583,157 |
| UTAH | $6,198,581 | $6,198,581 | $6,198,581 | $6,198,581 |
| VERMONT | $2,625,461 | $2,810,225 | $2,996,855 | $2,990,710 |
| VIRGINIA | $20,401,419 | $21,050,433 | $23,264,064 | $22,802,503 |
| WASHINGTON | $19,139,089 | $19,768,651 | $21,280,939 | $21,463,174 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | $6,915,091 | $7,501,833 | $7,373,921 | $8,115,239 |
| WISCONSIN | $15,055,403 | $15,110,697 | $16,987,535 | $15,953,880 |
| WYOMING | $2,764,696 | $2,926,013 | $3,145,817 | $3,309,374 |
Additional Information
Please see ED’s Budget History Tables for information on the President’s budget requests and enacted appropriations for major ED programs.