Both Kerr and Lawrence said their proposals would address complaints that the formulas aren't fair. Kerr's concern is school districts with slightly more than 1,800 students, but Lawrence, who lives in the state's largest school district, is concerned about the biggest ones. That figure is multiplied by a district's enrollment to determine its spending. But the state adjusts the enrollment figure by counting some students as more than one. For example, each student who is considered at risk of dropping out is counted as 1.065 students.
All districts have the enrollments adjusted by different amounts, based on size.
There are separate formulas for districts with fewer than 1,800 students and for those with more than 1,800. The proposals from Lawrence and the governor would cost the same. The Senate . Full text of Graves' 1998 State of the State address . Breakdown of Graves' proposed budget .