The
U.S. Department of Education (ED) will use the 2019 Census data to calculate
fiscal year 2021 (school year (SY) 2021–2022) allocations under Title I, Part A
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA).This
data is available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe.html
and also on our website http://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/divisions/fiscal-and-administrative-services/lea-federal-funding/student-count-data
.
The Census data estimates are based on a statistical model that
incorporates information from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey,
administrative records taken from Federal income tax returns and the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the most recent decennial Census,
updates to population estimates that the Census Bureau may have completed since
the last decennial census, data on Supplemental Security Income recipients, and
economic data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Similar to prior years, the Census Bureau is providing a challenge
period for SEAs and LEAs to review the 2019 LEA poverty and population data for
certain non-statistical errors. These errors are those that the Census Bureau
may have made in: (1) processing input data or running the estimation
models/programs; or (2) in preparing or processing information to define
geographic boundaries (e.g., school district boundaries).
This challenge period ends on March
8, 2021. Based on the two factors outlined in the previous paragraph,
an SEA or LEA official may contact the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
(SAIPE) Branch at the Census Bureau for further information about how to
challenge these data.
To obtain information on the
process an SEA or LEA needs to follow in order to challenge these data, please
contact the SAIPE Branch at:
(301) 763-3193 or E-mail: sehsd.saipe@census.gov
When sending an e-mail, please
include your name, mailing address, telephone number, e-mail address, and
organization affiliation. More information and guidance concerning the Census
Bureau’s challenge procedures is available at:
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/about/contact/challenges.html
Information about the data sources and the methodology used to
prepare these data is available at:
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/about.html
LEAs are strongly encouraged to review the data for
accuracy before March 8, 2021.