TY  - JOUR
AB  - Using a 13-year panel of school districts in Michigan, this paper estimates the average expenditures associated with different disability category labels. Increasing the number of students with disabilities by 1 student in the average school district is associated with an increase in expenditures between $1,998 for students with specific learning disabilities to more than a $23,000 increase in expenditures for students with low-incidence and severe disabilities. I find evidence that these expenditures may be driven by a higher identification of high-status disabilities and differential expenditure patterns in wealthier school districts.
AU  - Guzman, Matthew
PY  - 2026
ST  - Estimating the Expenditures Associated with Special Education: Evidence from Michigan
TI  - Estimating the Expenditures Associated with Special Education: Evidence from Michigan
UR  - http://www.edworkingpapers.com/ai26-1596
ER  -