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EDFacts Financial Data 2011-12 (EDFacts FD:2011-12) is one of 17 'topics' identified in the EDFacts documentation (in this database, each 'topic' is entered as a separate study); program data is available since 2005 at . EDFacts FD:2011-12 (ed.gov/about/inits/ed/edfacts) annually collects cross-sectional data from states about financial data on distribution of funds and funding status at LEA level. EDFacts FD:2011-12 data were collected using the EDFacts Submission System (ESS), a centralized portal and their submission by states is mandatory and required for benefits. Not submitting the required reports by a state constitutes a failure to comply with law and may have consequences for federal funding to the state. Key statistics produced from EDFacts FD:2011-12 are from 2 data groups with information on Federal Programs and REAP Alternative Funding Status. For the purposes of this system, data groups are referred to as 'variables', as a result of the structure and format of EDFacts' data.