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School District Revenue Shocks, Resource Allocations, and Student Achievement: Evidence from the Universe of U.S. Wind Energy Installations

Eric Brunner,
Ben Hoen,
Joshua Hyman

We examine the impact of wind energy installation on school district finances and student achievement using data on the timing, location, and capacity of the universe of U.S. installations from 1995 through 2017. Wind energy installation substantially increased district revenues, causing large increases in capital outlays, but only modest increases in current spending, and little to no change in class sizes or teacher salaries. We find zero impact on student test scores. Using administrative data from Texas, the country’s top wind energy producer, we find zero impact of wind energy installation on high school completion and other longer-run student outcomes.

Education level
K-12 Education
Topics
Staffing, Finance, and Operations
Tags
School districts
Download 02/2021
Document Object Identifier (DOI)
10.26300/ssze-jq26
EdWorkingPaper suggested citation:
Brunner, Eric, Ben Hoen, and Joshua Hyman. (). School District Revenue Shocks, Resource Allocations, and Student Achievement: Evidence from the Universe of U.S. Wind Energy Installations. (EdWorkingPaper: -352). Retrieved from Annenberg Institute at Brown University: https://doi.org/10.26300/ssze-jq26

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