Welcome To Grapevine

The Grapevine project entails an annual compilation of data on state tax support for higher education, including general fund appropriations for universities, colleges, community colleges, and state higher education agencies. Each year we ask states for tax appropriations data for the new fiscal year, and we also ask for revisions (if any) to data reported one year ago, two years ago, five years ago, and ten years ago. Updated state reports are entered on the Grapevine web site as they are received from May through December of the calendar year. After entering all 50 state reports on our web site, we construct the following tables:

• state rankings on one, two, five and ten-year percentage changes;
• annual average five-year percent changes in state tax appropriations;
• one- and two-year percent changes in state tax appropriations by region;
• state tax appropriations per capita and per $1,000 of personal income;
• state tax appropriations for community colleges; and
• state and local (aggregated) tax appropriations per capita and per $1,000 in personal income. ( Local tax data are from the State Higher Education Finance [SHEF] project of the State Higher Education Executive Officers [SHEEO] organization. The SHEF project web site can be located at http://www.sheeo.org/finance/shef-home.htm.)

We also construct a 50-state summary table showing total state tax appropriations for the current year and percent changes over time (one, two, five, and ten years). For additional information on the nature of the Grapevine data please read the summary of important data limitations.

James C. Palmer, Editor

Edward R. Hines, Editor Emeritus
M. M. Chambers, Editor Emeritus and Founder