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The analysis quantifies participation growth to 5,443 students, the maximum award of $4,489, and total FY 2024 Hope funding of $24.4 million. 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The analysis estimates the net fiscal effects of the program on state and local taxpayers statewide and for each school district. It also provides fiscal context and basic data to help inform the potential financial impact on school districts.  \nKey findings from the analysis are as follows:  \n• The Hope Scholarship Program grew from 2,333 students in FY 2023 to 5,443 students in FY 2024, representing an increase from 0.9% to 2.4% of total public school enrollment.  \n• The maximum Hope Scholarship award in FY 2024 was $4,489, which is only 27. 2% of the $16,500 average funding per pupil for WV public schools.  \n• Total funding for Hope was $24.4 million in FY 2024, representing 0 .6% of the $4.2 billion in funding for WV public schools.  \n• The program generated an estimated net cost of $637,412 in FY 2024. This amount represents 0.003% of total state expenditures on all public services and 0 .02% of total funding from all sources for WV public schools.  \n• Public school districts experienced a total estimated revenue reduction of $24,433,627 but despite this revenue reduction, 99 .53% of public school funding remained intact statewide after students transferred to the Hope program. All districts maintained at least 98.73% of their budgets after students left for the Hope program.  \n• As a result of Hope, resources available to students who remained in WV public schools increased by $269 for each remaining student.  \n• The Hope program generated $26.9 million in net fiscal benefits for West Virginia local taxpayers in FY 2024.  \nIntroduction  \nThis brief conducts a fiscal analysis of the West Virginia Hope Scholarship Program for FY 2024, the program’s second year in operation. The analysis estimates the net fiscal effects of the program on state and local taxpayers statewide and for each school district. It also provides fiscal context and basic data to help inform the potential financial impact on school districts.  \nWest Virginia K-12 Public School Funding  \nMost states use some form of a student weighted funding formula where funds are allocated to school districts based on student counts and characteristics. In contrast, West Virginia uses a primarily resource-based school funding formula, meaning that public schools are largely funded based on perceived resource needs (e.g., teacher salaries, classroom materials, and support services) . This creates a challenge for estimating the fiscal effect of a policy that induces shifts in public school enrollments, such as the Hope Scholarship program, because dollars don’t change directly proportionally with in student enrollment.  \nFigure 2 how funding for WV public schools compares to funding for Hope. The Hope scholarship amount is equal to the previous year’s statewide average of the per-pupil amount of net state aid. This amount was $4,489 for FY 2024.1 This amount is less than total state funding per pupil ($7,778 for FY 2024) and just 27.2% of the average total revenue per student ($16,676 for FY 2024) . Because funding is largely not based directly on students, districts retain a significant portion of a child’s total per-pupil revenue when he or she switches from a public school to a private school via the Hope program.  \nFigure 2: Total revenue, total state revenue, and state aid (ESA amount) per student  \n1 West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office,“Hope Scholarship Annual Report for the 2023-2024 Academic Year,”  \n[https://hopescholarshipwv.com/Portals/HopeScholarship/content/Documents/Reports/Hope%20Scholarship%2023-](https://hopescholarshipwv.com/Portals/HopeScholarship/cont","cbCaisgfOAWOASxO","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisgfOAWOASxO","pdf",631138,15,"English","# Executive Summary\n# Introduction\n# West Virginia K-12 Public School Funding\n## Overview of participation and costs for Hope and WV public schools","[{\"question\":\"What does the report estimate about the Hope Scholarship Program for FY 2024?\",\"answer\":\"The report estimates the program’s net fiscal effects on state and local taxpayers statewide and for each school district, providing fiscal context and baseline data about potential impacts on districts.\"},{\"question\":\"How many students participated in the Hope program in FY 2024, and what share of K-12 enrollment did that represent?\",\"answer\":\"Hope participation increased to 5,443 students in FY 2024, representing 2.4% of K-12 public school enrollment in West Virginia.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the maximum Hope scholarship award in FY 2024, and how does it compare to average public school funding per pupil?\",\"answer\":\"The maximum Hope scholarship award in FY 2024 was $4,489, which is 27.2% of the $16,500 average funding per pupil for West Virginia public schools.\"}]","Fiscal Analysis of the West Virginia Hope Scholarship Program: Year 2 Results | PDF",1792050013,38]