This study considers the Financing of public High School in the State of Maranhão in
the period 1996 to 2006 and the possible effects of policy focus for this level of education. We try throughout this study to answer some questions: What are the effects of the policy that focused on the financial resources for basic education in the
maintenance and development of high school, in the State of Maranhão? What sources of funds that financed the maintenance and development of high school, from 1996 to 2006? What are the values of the pupil spending of high school in the
period in which financing policy prioritized Elementary School? The goal was to
analyze the effects of funding policy that focused on only one stage of education, to
evaluate the relevance of this strategy in the maintenance and development of high
school. To enlighten our thinking and analysis, a critical perspective, we reviewed the
literature on state funding of education and capitalism, specifically its settings from
the 1990s. Considering the peculiarities of High School, we present some historical
considerations about its funding policy. To conduct this study conducted a survey of
educational data and financial of the State of Maranhão in a detailed study of
documents (Balanços Gerais, Statement of some Covenants, Sinopses do INEP and
IBGE datas). anchored in a perspective of quanti-qualitative research. The data
reveal aspects relating to pupil spending in primary and secondary; show the
relationship between PIB and education spending in the state; show programs
PROMED / Escola Jovem, ALVORADA and VIVA EDUCAÇÃO and its transitory
nature of financing School records to public expenses. Reinforcing aspects of the
neoliberal policies implemented in the Brazilian education, especially the influence of
multilateral institutions The results of this study reveal, among other things, that the
policy of targeting resources to the harmful repercussions left school the quality of
secondary education in the period 1996 to 2006 in the State of Maranhão.
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