The main source of funding traditionally for schools has been the property
tax, as that is the main source of funding for most local governments.
There has been a shift, however, for the state to take over more and more of
the funding of K-12 education. (Ventura has a proposal to increase this for
the 2001 legislative session). For the 1999-2000 school year:
Per Pupil Spending $9,692
State per pupil $6,695
Even with this infusion of state funds, the School Board levies the largest
property tax in the City. Percentage of property taxes paid to each levying
jurisdiction in the City are approximately:
28% Hennepin County
7% Park Board
3% Library Board
25% City of Minneapolis
30% School Board
7% Other
There are seven members of the School Board in Minneapolis. They are all
elected.
Carol Becker
Longfellow
----- Original Message -----
From: Duke Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Multiple recipients of list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 1:29 AM
Subject: Re: Mill City
> Broadly speaking, schools are funded from 3 sources.
>
> 1. The state - Through your property taxes; by far the biggest chunk.
> Somewhere in the neighborhood of 60-70%.
> 2. Feds - Urban schools get significantly more federal money in large
> part due to larger numbers of children at risk.
> 3. Excess levy referendum - This is money that the Districts levy over
> and above what they get from the feds and the state. Capped by law and
> subject to voter approval. Comes from property taxes. In Burnsville our
> levy limit is about $1000 per child.
>
> Now, the above sources provide monies for operating expenses. Bricks and
> mortar and other capital projects are funded in a different way. But to
> answer your question, city or county governments do not have anything to
> do with funding or overseeing the schools.
>
> Duke Powell
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > I guess I'm lost. If the city does not fund schools, according to Ms.
> > Collier, who does? I seriously want to know how it breaks down. Does
the
> > state or county fund public schools? If so, than why aren't urban
schools as
> > lavish as the suburban schools.
> >
> > Oh, and by the way, there is absolutely nothing admirable about a
corporation
> > that can't draw it's employees by offering a decent living wage, or that
uses
> > public tax dollars to increase it's profit margin. Especially when that
same
> > corporation pays its CEO an annual salary of tens of millions of
dollars. A
> > company that knows it has a city's leaders in its pocket to cover
building
> > expenses so it can use the saved dollars for publicity and tax write
offs is
> > anything but admirable. In fact, such a company is despicable.
> >
> > wade russell
> > longfellow
>
