Edunomics Lab is a Georgetown University research center exploring and modeling complex education finance decisions to inform education policy and practice.

Certificate in Ed Finance Fall Cohort Launched!

Public school enrollments are falling.

What does that mean for district finances?

Marguerite Roza outlines 5 mistakes school districts might make when choosing how to spend federal relief funds – and ways to avoid them.

In focusing solely on scarcity, journalists may miss the ed finance story of the decade: How are districts spending new financial windfalls – and what effect is it having on students?

scatterplot: enrollment loss v federal aid

Our new tools help district leaders assess financial implications of longer-term enrollment trends in their areas and experiment with various scenarios.

First round of school-by-school spending data is ready for use: 49 states + DC!

Research & Focus Areas

Edunomics Lab provides timely, relevant and actionable analysis of education finance policy and resource allocation strategy and decisions. Our research and modeling projects are designed to give policymakers and education leaders the evidence-based resources they need to effectively deploy finite resources for the betterment of education.

Compensation, Benefits & Pensions

District Resource Allocation

Educational Productivity

Financial Transparency

Higher Education

Innovation & Technology

State Finance Policy

School Level Resource Use

Student Based Allocation

Training in Ed Finance