Traditionally, the benefits of funding public education have been measured over the long-term. As students graduate from high school and enter the workforce or attend college, they contribute back to society and their communities through both civic engagement (e.g. voting and volunteering) and financial support (e.g. paying taxes to fund social security or donations to charitable organizations). Beyond public education's long-term benefits, there are more immediate economic impacts that school districts have on their communities. Until now, no one has measured them systematically.