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Facts about state and local funding in YOUR school district

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OWATONNA (District 761): 
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 $5,158 in 1999 to $7,679 in the 2008-09 school year.
  • 48.9% increase over 10 years

  • 15.7% 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 $447 in 1999 to $830 in 2009.
  • 85.7% increase over 10 years

  • 44.4% increase after adjusting for inflation
Chart 3: Total enrollment (blue line) & General Fund Revenue (green line).
Chart: Enrollment & Revenue
Enrollment jumped from 4,752 in 1999 to 5,035 in 2001 but has since fallen back to 4,921 in 2009.
  • 6% increase between 1999 and 2001

  • 2.3% decrease since 2001

  • 3.6% more students than in 1999

An overall increase in enrollment, coupled with increases in state and local funding, pushed total general and special education revenue up from $26.6 million in 1999 to $41.9 million this year.
14 Year General Education Revenues FY 1996 - FY 2009