State formulas send Highland Park ISD $ 769 per pupil even though the district has a large tax base, one of the lowest tax rates in the state and raises more local
revenue than every other district in Dallas County.
Not exact matches
New York State spends more per pupil
than any
other state in the nation, and there is great variety in how school
districts raise
revenue to support spending.
The proposal would affect so - called «low
revenue» school
districts — those that spend less
than most
others.
Darling said she agrees that
districts spending less
than others because of state - imposed
revenue limits set decades ago should be allowed to raise more
revenue, but said that goal would likely require new money to accomplish.
Districts that keep expenses lower
than revenues can build a budget surplus for reinvestment back into the program — including capital replacement, new technology and
other improvements.
On the
other end of the spectrum are the 61
districts that lost more
than 10 percent of their
revenues.
Target
Revenue has arbitrarily benefited some
districts over
others, as it bases funding on historical factors rather
than a
district's current students.
School
districts frequently argue that their
revenues are reduced by TIF projects to a much greater extent
than other taxing authorities.