Note: The following data has been inflated to reflect current monetary values (as of 2014).
Dr. Jose Cardenas, Superintendent of Schools in Edgewood, testified to the following information in an affidavit:
Edgewood is a poor district with a low tax base. As a result, its [actual] revenue falls far short of the monies available in other Bexar County school districts. With this inequitable financing of its schools, Edgewood cannot hire sufficient qualified personnel, nor provide the physical facilities, library books, equipment and supplies afforded by other Bexar County Districts. (Sracic 47)
Cardenas also cited a study, "A Tale of Two Districts" that makes the following comparisons between Edgewood and the nearby North East Independent School District:
- Classroom space: North East had 70.36 square feet (6.537 m
2
) per student; Edgewood had 50.4 square feet (4.68 m
2
) per student
- Library books: North East had 9.42 books per student; Edgewood had 3.9 books per student
- Teacher/Pupil Ratio: North East's ratio was 1/19; Edgewood's was 1/28
- Counselor/Pupil Ratio: North East's was 1/1,553 children; Edgewood's was 1/5,672 (the nearby Alamo Heights district had a 1/1,319 ratio)
- Dropout rate, secondary students: North East's rate was 8%; Edgewood's was 32% (Sracic 53)