{
  "definition": "SFD Part 4, Table 15: current expenses per pupil belonging, prekindergarten to grade 12, as MSDE computes it.",
  "limitations": [
    "“Current expenses” and “pupil belonging” are MSDE’s terms; Selected Financial Data, Part 4 gives MSDE’s definitions.",
    "A district or agency with no value for this exact measure and period is listed as unavailable with an empty value. It is not zero, and no other year or measure is substituted.",
    "Do not compare this figure with a per-pupil figure from another state or another source: the definitions and the pupil counts differ.",
    "A per-pupil figure depends on what the agency counts and on the pupil count it divides by. This table is not a ranking and is not evidence of waste or of educational quality."
  ],
  "columns": {
    "id": "NCES LEA identity, or explicit ny-beds- state-only identity where no NCES LEAID exists",
    "name": "Published district/agency name",
    "page_url": "DistrictFacts profile",
    "value": "Reported amount in the stated unit; empty when unavailable",
    "unit": "cents per pupil",
    "period": "Exact source reporting period",
    "scope": "Original district measure definition; do not blend scopes",
    "status": "published or unavailable",
    "reason": "Explanation when unavailable",
    "source_id": "Registered source identifier",
    "source_url": "Official source URL",
    "source_sha256": "SHA-256 of pinned source bytes",
    "locator": "Workbook/table/row locator"
  },
  "licence": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "DistrictFacts, Maryland 2024-2025 cost per pupil, current expenses: the source table, version 90266d72fb343d82; compiled from sources identified per row."
}