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Facts about state and local funding in YOUR school district

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MOORHEAD (District 152):

Chart 1: Average state aid per student (green line) compared to inflation (red line).

State funding per student rose from $5,755 in 1999 to $8,467 in the 2008-09 school year.

47.1% increase over 10 years

14.4% increase after adjusting for inflation

Chart 2: Average locally approved operating levies (property taxes) per student (green line) compared to inflation (red line).

Referenda revenue per student decreased from $80 in 1999 to $47 in 2009.

42% decrease over 10 years

55% decrease after adjusting for inflation

Chart 3: Total enrollment (blue line) & General Fund Revenue (green line).

Enrollment fell from 5,685 in 1999 to 5,226 in 2006 and has since bounced back to 5,431 in 2009.

8.1% decrease between 1999 and 2006

3.9% increase since 2006

4.5% fewer students than in 1999

Increases in state funding offset declining enrollment and a drop in local funding to push total general and special education revenue up from $33.2 million in 1999 to $46.2 million this year.