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Facts about state and local funding in YOUR school district

So What About Your district?

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FERGUS FALLS (District 544): 
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 $5,201 in 1999 to $7,673 in the 2008-09 school year.
  • 47.5% increase over 10 years

  • 14.7% 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 $385 in 1999 to $462 in 2009.
  • 20% increase over 10 years

  • 6.8% decrease after adjusting for inflation
Chart 3: Total enrollment (blue line) & General Fund Revenue (green line).
Chart: Enrollment & Revenue
Enrollment fell precipitously from 3,177 in 1999 to 2,539 in 2009.
  • 20.1% fewer students than in 1999

Despite falling enrollment, increases in state and local funding bumped total general and special education revenue up from $17.7 million in 1999 to $20.7 million this year.
14 Year General Education Revenues FY 1996 - FY 2009