The table below is a listing of many school finance cases with citations. The majority of the cases involve legal challenges to state education finance systems. If the court has provided a link to the case or a PDF file, icons have been provided to reach the cases. If the link or PDF is not available the case can be located with the citations.
Suggestions to augment the school finance case list can be forwarded to Stephen Cornman.
State |
Case |
Documents |
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Alabama
| Siegelman v. Alabama Association of School Boards, 819 So. 2d 568 (2001) | Citation only |
Alaska
| Kasayulie v.State, 110 P.3d 947 (2005) | Citation only |
Moore v. State Case no. 3AN-04-9756 Civil, Superior Court for the State of Alaska, Third Judicial District at Anchorage (2007) | (10.3 MB) | |
Arizona
| Crane Elementary School District v. State of Arizona, 205 Ariz. 584, 74 P.3d 258 (2003) | (477 KB) |
Roosevelt Elementary School Dist. No. 66 v. Bishop, 179 Ariz. 233, 877 P.2d 806 (1994) | Citation only | |
Espinoza v. Arizona CV2006 005616, Superior Court of the State of Arizona (2006) | (293 KB) | |
Arkansas
| DuPree v. Alma School District, 279 Ark. 340, 651 S.W.2d 90 (1983) | Citation only |
Lake View School District v. Huckabee, 370 Ark. 139, 257 S.W.3d 879 (2007) | x 2 [Amicus Curiae Brief of Arkansas Policy Foundation (35 KB)& Court opinion (392 KB)] | |
California
| Serrano v. Priest, 5 Cal. 3d 584, 487 P.2d 1241 (1971) | Link |
Serrano v. Priest (Serrano II ), 20 Cal. 3d 25, 569 P.2d 1303, 141 Cal. Rptr. 315 (1977) | Citation only | |
Colorado
| Lujan v. Colorado State Board of Education, 649 P.2d 1005 (1982) | Citation only |
Lobato v. State, 2008 Colo. App. (Colo. Ct. App., Jan. 24, 2008 No. 06CA0733) | (115 KB) (of orginial 2006 Lower Court ruling) | |
Link (2008 Court of Appeals Ruling) | ||
Connecticut
| Horton v. Meskill, 172 Conn. 615, 376 A.2d 359 (1977) | Citation only |
Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1, 678 A.2d 1267 (1996) | Link | |
Delaware
| No cases | |
Florida
| Coalition for Adequacy And Fairness in School Funding v. Chiles, 680 So. 2d 400 (1996) | Citation only |
School Board of Miami-Dade County v. King, 940 So. 2d 593 (2006) | (54 KB) | |
Georgia
| McDaniel v. Thomas, 248 Ga. 632, 285 S.E.2d 156 (1981) | Citation only |
Hawaii
| No cases | |
Idaho
| Idaho Schools for Equal Educational Opportunity v. State, 142 idaho 450 129 P.3d 1199 (2005) | (70 KB) |
Illinois
| Committee for Educational Rights v. Edgar, 174 Ill. 2d 1, 672 N.E.2d 1178 (1996), | Link |
Lewis E. v. Spagnolo, 186 Ill. 2d 198, 710 N.E.2d 798 (1999) | Link | |
Indiana
| Bonner v. Daniels, Indiana Supreme Court No. 49A02-0702-CV-00188, 2009 | (50 KB) |
Kansas
| Unified School District No. 229 v. State, 256 Kan. 232, 885 P.2d 1170 (1994) | Citation only |
Montoy v. Kansas, 275 Kan. 145, 62 P.3d 228 (2003) | (165 KB) | |
Caldwell v. State, Case No. 50616, Johnson County District Court (1972) | Citation only | |
Kentucky
| Rose v. The Council for Better Education, 790 S.W.2d 186 (1989) | (268 KB) |
Young v. Williams, Circuit Court, division II, Feb. 13, 2007 | Citation only | |
Louisiana
| Charlet v. Legislature of the State of Louisiana, 713 So.2d 1199 (1998) | Citation only |
Maine
| School Administrative District No. 1 v. Commissioner, 659 A.2d 854 (1994) | Citation only |
Maryland
| Bradford v. Maryland State Board of Education, 387 Md. 353, 875 A.2d 703 (2005) | (60KB) |
Hornbeck v. Somerset County Board of Education, 295 Md. 597, 458 A.2d 758 (1983) | Citation only | |
Massachusetts
| McDuffy v. Secretary, 415 Mass. 545, 615 N.E.2d 516 (1993) | Link |
Hancock v. Driscoll, 443 Mass. 428, 822 N.E.2d 1134 (2005) | (153 KB) | |
Michigan
| Durant v. State, 456 Mich. 175, 566 N.W.2d 272 (1997) | Citation only |
Milliken v. Green, 390 Mich. 389, 212 N.W. 2d 711 (1973) | Citation only | |
Minnesota
| Skeen v. State, 505 N.W. 2d 299 (1993) | Citation only |
Mississippi
| No cases | |
Missouri
| Committee for Educational Equality v. State of Missouri Case No. 04CV 323022, Circuit Court of Cole County, Missouri (2007) | (121 KB) |
Montana
| Helena Elementary School District No. 1 v. State, 236 Mont. 44, 769 P.2d 684 (1989) | (771 KB) |
Columbia Falls Elementary School District No. 6 v. Montana, 2005 MT 69, 326 Mont. 304, 109 P.3d 257 (2005) | (54 KB) | |
New Hampshire
| Claremont School District v. Governor, 138 N.H. 183, 635 A.2d 1375 (1993) | Citation only |
Claremont v. Governor (Claremont II) 142 N.H. 462, 703 A.2d 1353 (1997) | Link | |
Claremont v. Governor (Claremont III) 144 N.H. 210, 744 A.2d 1107 (1999) | Link | |
Londonderry School District v. State of New Hampshire, 154 N.H. 153, 907 A.2d 988 (1993) | (64 KB) | |
Nebraska
| Gould v. Orr, 244 Neb. 163, 506 N.W.2d 349 (1993) | Citation only |
Nebraska Coalition for Educational Equity and Adequacy v. Heineman, 273 Neb. 531, 731 N.W.2d 164 (2007) | (119 KB) | |
Nevada
| No cases | |
New Jersey
| Robinson v. Cahill, 303 A.2d 273, 1973 | Citation only |
Abbott v. Burke 199 N.J. 140, 971 A.2d 989 (2009) | (557 KB) | |
Abbott v. Burke (Abbott IV) 149 N.J. 145, 693 A.2d 417 (1997) | (368 KB) | |
Abbott v. Burke (Abbott V) 153 N.J. 480, 710 A.2d 450(1998) | (682 KB) | |
Abbott v. Burke, (Abbott VI) 163 N.J. 95, 748 A.2d 82 (2000) | Link | |
New Mexico
| Zuni School District v. State, CV-98-14-II, District Court of McKinley County (1999) | (5 MB) |
New York
| Campaign for Fiscal Equity, Inc. v. State, 100 N.Y.2d 893, 801 N.E.2d 326, 769 N.Y.S.2d 106 (2003) | (257 KB) |
Levittown v. Nyquist, 57 N.Y.2d 27, 439 N.E.2d 359, 453 N.Y.S.2d 643 (1982) | Citation only | |
North Carolina
| Leandro v. State, 346 N.C. 336, 488 S.E.2d 249 (1997) | Link |
Britt v. North Carolina State Board of Education, 320 N.C. 790, 361 S.E.2d 71 (1987) | Citation only | |
Hoke County Board of Education v. State, 195 CVS 1158, Superior Court, (2000) | x 4 [Memorandum of Decision pt1 (407 KB)| pt2 (73 KB) | pt3 (167 KB) | pt4 (198 KB)] | |
North Dakota
| Bismarck Public School District No. 1 v. State, 511 N.W.2d 247 (1994) | Link |
Ohio
| Board of Education of Cincinnati v. Walter, 390 N.E.2d 813 (1976) | Citation only |
DeRolph v. State, 78 Ohio St.3d 193, 677 N.E.2d 733 (1997) (DeRolph I) | (49 KB) | |
DeRolph II, 89 Ohio St.3d 1, 728 N.E.2d 993 (2000) | (268 KB) | |
De Rolph III, 93 Ohio St.3d 309, 754 N.E.2d 1184 (2001) | (23 KB) | |
Oklahoma
| Fair School Finance Council of Oklahoma v. State, 746 P.2d 1135 (1987) | Link |
Oklahoma Education Association v. State OK 30, 158 P.3d 1058 (2007) | (49 KB) | |
Oregon
| Pendleton School District v. State of Oregon, 345 Ore. 596, 200 P.3d 133 (2009) | Link |
Coalition for Equitable School Funding v. State, 311 Ore. 300, 811 P.2d 116 (1991) | Citation only | |
Olsen v. State, 276 Or. 9, 554 P.2d 139 (1976) | Citation only | |
Withers v. State, 133 Ore. App. 377, 891 P.2d 675 (1995) | Citation only | |
Withers v. State (Withers II), 987 P.2d 1247 State Court of Appeals (1999) | Link | |
Pennsylvania
| Danson v. Casey, 484 Pa. 415, 399 A.2d 360 (1979) | Citation only |
Marrero v. Commonwealth, 702 A.2d. 956 (1998) | (84 KB) | |
Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools v. Ridge, 558 Pa. 374; 737 A.2d 246 (1998) | (3 KB) | |
Rhode Island
| City of Pawtucket v. Sundlun, 662 A.2d 40 (1995) | Citation only |
South Carolina
| Richland County v. Campbell,294 S.C. 346; 364 S.E.2d 470 (1988) | Citation only |
South Dakota
| Bezdicheck v. State CIV 91-209, South Dakota Circuit Court (1995) | Citation only |
Tennessee
| Tennessee Small School Systems v. McWherter (Small Schools I), 851 S.W.2d 139 (1993) | Citation only |
Tennessee Small School Systems v. McWherter (Small Schools II), 894 S.W. 2d 734, (1995) | Citation only | |
Tennessee Small School Systems v. McWherter (Small Schools III), 91 S.W.3d 232, (2002) | (79 KB) | |
Texas
| Edgewood Independent School District v. Kirby (Edgewood I), 777 S.W.2d 391 (1989) | (32 KB) |
Edgewood II, 804 S.W.2d 491 (1991) | (61 KB) | |
Edgewood III, 826 S.W.2d 489 (1992) | Citation only | |
Edgewood IV, 917 S.W.2d 717 (1995) | (160 KB) | |
West Orange-Cove Consolidated ISD v. Neeley, 176 S.W.3d 746 (2005) | (85 KB) | |
Utah
| No cases | |
Vermont
| Brigham v. State, 166 Vt. 246, 692 A.2d 384 (1997) | (105KB) |
Virginia
| Scott v. Commonwealth, 247 Va. 379; 443 S.E.2d 138 (1994) | Citation only |
Washington
| Seattle School District No. 1 v. State, 90 Wn.2d 476, 585 P.2d 71 (1978) | Citation only |
Federal Way School District v. State of Washington, 06-2-86840-1 KNT, Superior Court of the State of Washington in and for the County of King (2006) | (702 KB) | |
West Virginia
| Pauley v. Kelly, 162 W. Va. 672; 255 S.E.2d 859 (1979) | Citation only |
Pauley v. Bailey, 174 W. Va. 167, 324 S.E.2d 128 (1984) | Citation only | |
Tomblin v. Gainer, Civil Action no. 75-1268 Circuit Court of Kanawha County WV (1995) | (418 KB) | |
Wisconsin
| Kukor v. Grover, 148 Wis. 2d 469, 436 N.W.2d 568 (1989) | Citation only |
Vincent v. Voight, 614 N.W.2d 388 (2000) | (273 KB) | |
Wyoming | Washakie County School District v. Herschler, 606 P.2d 310 (1980) | Link |
Campbell County School District v. State (Campbell I), 907 P.2d 1238 (1995) | (256 KB) | |
Campbell County School District v. State (Campbell II), 2001 WY 19, 19 P.3d 518 (2001) | (221 KB) | |
Pending Cases | ||
Alabama
| Lynch v. State of Alabama, 568 F. Supp. 2d 1329 (2008) | (75 KB) |
Arizona
| Flores v. State of Arizona, Supreme Court of the United States (2009) | (270 KB) |
Connecticut
| Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding, Inc. (CCJEF) v. Rell, Connecticut Superior Court (2005) | (163KB) |
Washington
| McCleary v. State, Superior Court of Washington for King County, filed 2007 | (2.3 MB) |
Illinois
| Chicago Urban League v. State of Illinois, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois (2008) | (1.5 MB) |
South Carolina
| Abbeville v. State of South Carolina, 93-CP-31-0169, Court of Common Pleas, Third Judicial Circuit (2007) | (798 KB) |
South Dakota
| South Dakota Schools Coalition v. State, Cricuit Court of County for Hughes, filed 2006 | x 3 [Complaint (2.2 MB), Response (140 KB) & Opinion (362 KB)] |
(Now called Davis v. State of South Dakota) |