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This 2005 study by Catalyst found that from the perspective of student-based budgeting, schools with the fewest poor students and schools with selective enrollments have padded budgets. At the other end of the funding scale, large and overcrowded schools, many of which are mostly Latino, are likely to be shortchanged. Catalyst calculated a budget equity index for each school, for various types of schools (e.g. high schools, small schools, magnet schools) and for each of the city's 77 official community areas.