The target for instruction expenditures is aligned with Executive Order RP47, requiring school districts to spend 65% of school district funds on instruction expenditures, as the term is defined by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The 65% instruction expenditure target applies to all school district types and includes all funds. Expenditure targets for all other spending categories are based on average expenditures from all fund for the two most recent years of actual Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) financial actual data available per spending category and district type. (Source: TEA Website)

Expenditure Targets - 08-09 Proposed Budget