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  • Stand up for the facts! Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy. We need your help. I would like to contribute Does West Virginia spend half its budget on K-12 education? Is almost half of West Virginia’s state budget devoted to K-12 education? That’s what West Virginia state Senate Minority Leader Roman Prezioso, a Democrat, said. "Fifty percent of our (West Virginia) budget was for lower education," Prezioso said during a panel discussion at West Virginia University on Nov. 29, 2018. We looked at the most recent budget report released by the state to determine whether Prezioso was accurate. According to the most recent West Virginia executive budget document, the state spent $1.919 billion on "education" in fiscal year 2017, the most recent year for which actual expenditures are currently available. (This category does not include university spending. Expenditures for "higher education" totaled $392.9 million.) Total expenditures for fiscal year 2017 were about $4.2 billion. That means K-12 education accounted for about 46 percent of the budget. Sign up for PolitiFact texts As for the recommendations for fiscal year 2019, education spending would account for 44.26 percent of overall spending. Featured Fact-check After the panel, PolitiFact West Virginia asked Prezioso to clarify what he had meant, and he said that the 50 percent figure was an approximation. At the panel, Prezioso said that "50 percent of our (West Virginia) budget was for lower education." We found that it was 46 percent for 2017 and a recommended 44 percent for 2019. Prezioso was off by a few percentage points, but he was in the ballpark, so we rate his statement Mostly True. Read About Our Process Our Sources Roman Prezioso, remarks at a panel at West Virginia University, Nov. 29, 2018 State of West Virginia, Executive Budget 2019, accessed Nov. 30, 2018 Browse the Truth-O-Meter More by Shannon MacNeil Does West Virginia spend half its budget on K-12 education? Support independent fact-checking. Become a member! In a world of wild talk and fake news, help us stand up for the facts.
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