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Facts about state and local funding in YOUR school district

So What About Your district?

Do the Math Q & A
BRAINERD (District 181): 
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 $5,363 in 1999 to $8,248 in the 2008-09 school year.
  • 53.8% increase over 10 years

  • 19.5% 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 decreased from $366 in 1999 to $212 in 2009.
  • 42.2% decrease over 10 years

  • 55.1% decrease after adjusting for inflation
Chart 3: Total enrollment (blue line) & General Fund Revenue (green line).
Chart: Enrollment & Revenue
Enrollment declined steadily for several years then jumped from 6,917 to 7,297 in 2009.
  • 2.3% more students than in 1999

Increasing enrollment, combined with increased state funding, offset a decrease in local revenue, pushing total general and special education revenue up from $40.9 million in 1999 to $61.7 million this year.
14 Year General Education Revenues FY 1996 - FY 2009