Iowa Senate Passes Bill Increasing per-Student Funding for Public Schools by 1.75%

Iowa Senate passes bill increasing per-student funding for public schools by 1.75%

It would raise Iowa’s per-pupil funding from $7,988 to $8,133 in FY27.

Iowa Senate passes 1.75% increase in per-pupil funding for schools

The Iowa Senate passed a measure Tuesday providing a 1.75% increase in per-pupil funding for K-12 schools, a move Democrats and education advocates said will force schools to cut more staff and programs.

Senate Republicans pass 1.75% K-12 funding increase

In what has become an annual education funding debate in the Legislature, Democrats argued the proposal is insufficient.

Iowa Senate passes 1.75% per pupil education funding increase

Iowa Senate approves lower increase than districts requested

Bill increasing school funding 1.75% passes Iowa Senate

DES MOINES, Iowa -- A bill increasing school funding by 1.75% passed the Iowa Senate on Tuesday. The Senate's proposal, SF 2201, increases funding 1.75% for the 2026-27 school year, a decrease from recent years. In 2025, lawmakers increased school funding by 2%, while in 2024 it was increased by 2.5%. Critics of the proposal [...]