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Facts about state and local funding in YOUR school district

So What About Your district?

Do the Math Q & A
MINNESOTA:  First, let’s look at K-12 funding for Minnesota as a whole.
Chart 1: Average state aid per student (green line) compared to inflation (red line).
Chart: State Aid Per Student
State funding per student rose from $5,413 in 1999 to $8,182 in the 2008-09 school year.
  • 51% increase over 10 years

  • 17.5% increase after adjusting for inflation
Chart 2: Average locally approved operating levies (property taxes) per student (green line) compared to inflation (red line).
Chart: Property Taxes Per Student
Referenda revenue per student rose from $489 in 1999 to $629 in 2009.
  • 80% increase over 10 years

  • 40% increase after adjusting for inflation
Chart 3: Total enrollment (blue line) & General Fund Revenue (green line).
Chart: Enrollment & Revenue
Enrollment declined from 833,695 in 1999 to 822,346 in 2009.
  • 1.4% decrease over 10 years

Despite declining enrollment, increases in state and local funding pushed total general and special education revenue up from $4.92 billion in 1999 to $7.45 billion this year.
14 Year General Education Revenues FY 1996 - FY 2009