Overview of Litigation History

Summary of School Funding Court Cases (1973-2020)

Legal Right Recognized and Enforced    

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Connecticut

Delaware

Idaho

Kansas 

Kentucky

Maryland

Massachusetts

Montana

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Vermont

Washington

West Virginia

Wyoming

Legal Right Recognized but Not Yet Enforced

Colorado

Minnesota

North Dakota

South Dakota

Virginia

Wisconsin

Legally Enforceable Right Denied

Alabama

Florida

Georgia

Illinois

Indiana

Louisiana

Maine

Michigan

Mississippi

Missouri

Nebraska

Nevada

Oklahoma

Oregon

Rhode Island

No Decision Yet on Existence of a Right

Hawaii

Iowa

Utah