Analysis of district snapshots:
District 1 Economically Disadvantaged: 93.3%
District 2 Economically Disadvantaged: 20.7%
Total Refined ADA Adjusted for Decline District 1: 3,893
Total Refined ADA Adjusted for Decline District 2: 4,032
District 1 WADA: $ 5,555.815
District 2 WADA: $4,794.076
The district with the lower ADA receives a higher WADA in order to provide equity, equality and accessibility. The WADA formula is based on a formula that provides additional funding to districts based on the number of students involved in special programs such as Special Education, Career and Technology, and Gifted and Talented Education. District 1 has a higher WADA due to the fact that they have a higher number of students that fall into the State Compensatory Education category and have a higher number of students that fall into the additional funded programs listed above. Since District 1 has a higher need based on this information they receive a higher WADA than District 2. The WADA is higher for the district with the lower ADA so it can meet the needs of its students who (based on the information) have more educational needs than the district with the higher ADA.
Good summary.
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