25 CFR § 39.103 - What are the factors used to determine base funding?

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title: "25 CFR § 39.103 - What are the factors used to determine base funding?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "39.103"
section_name: "What are the factors used to determine base funding?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "EDUCATION"
part_number: "39"
part_name: "THE INDIAN SCHOOL EQUALIZATION PROGRAM"
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authority: "25 U.S.C. 13, 2008; Public Law 107-110, 115 Stat. 1425."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 61864, Oct. 26, 1979, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 47 FR 13327, Mar. 30, 1982."
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# 39.103 What are the factors used to determine base funding?

To determine base funding, schools must use the factors shown in the following table. The school must apply the appropriate factor to each student for funding purposes.

| Grade level | Baseacademicfunding factor | Baseresidentialfunding factor |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kindergarten | 1.15 | NA |
| Grades 1-3 | 1.38 | 1.75 |
| Grades 4-6 | 1.15 | 1.6 |
| Grades 7-8 | 1.38 | 1.6 |
| Grades 9-12 | 1.5 | 1.6 |