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Facts about state and local funding in YOUR school district

So What About Your district?

Do the Math Q & A
ST. FRANCIS (District 15): 
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 $5,133 in 1999 to $7,735 in the 2008-09 school year.
  • 50.7% increase over 10 years

  • 17.1% 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 $236 in 1999 to $487 in 2009.
  • 106.2% increase over 10 years

  • 60.3% increase after adjusting for inflation
Chart 3: Total enrollment (blue line) & General Fund Revenue (green line).
Chart: Enrollment & Revenue
Enrollment rose from 5,702 in 1999 to 5,909 in 2006, but has declined sharply since then to 5,633 in 2009.
  • 3.6% increase between 1999 and 2006

  • 4.7% drop since 2006

  • 1.2% fewer students since 1999

Despite declining enrollment, increases in state and local revenue pushed total general and special education revenue up from $30.6 million in 1999 to $46.3 million this year.
14 Year General Education Revenues FY 1996 - FY 2009