5342 Week 3 Part 2

                                                     District 1                                 District 2

Rev./WADA Compressed Rate    $5044                                     $7206

Total Target Rev. for M&O           $28,023,530.86                      $34,546,111.66

Teachers                                       265                                         265

Other Prof. Staff                            49.44                                      33.6

This is a great example of how complicated public school funding can be.  I work at a property poor district that is 80% Eco. Dis. and is joining the funding lawsuit against the state.  The districts above have the same tax rate, and approximately the same number of students but differ greatly in property values and funding.  It is easy to argue that district 1 should receive more money but one could also argue that when considering the total M&O collections (1:$1,369,340 and 2:$35,879,109) that district 2 is being penalized by the state for its wealth.  But that is an argument of fairness and not of equity.  If we truly value education and wish to reduce poverty then we must equally put our money where our mouths are, to include those which hunger most!