The OEA website shows how the Kasich budget will impact each school district. Because this budget has no Federal stimulus monies (SFSF Stimulus), reduces or eliminates state money used to replace the Tangible Property Tax (TPP) and Utility tax replacement monies, each of the 15 school districts in Montgomery County will have less state revenue in fiscal 2012, compared to fiscal 2011. On average, the amount of reduction per student is $413.
The chart shows this reduction on a per pupil basis. The district taking the biggest per pupil hit is Jefferson, losing $943 per pupil in 2012, compared to 2011. Jefferson has the fewest students — only a total of 615. The district with the smallest hit is Valley View, losing $261 per pupil.
That’s chump change. How much do they spend per pupil? $12,000, $14,000? Making such a fuss over $413 is preposterous. We need to cut some more.
It seems like a couple of the biggest losers are lower-income districts outside the city of Dayton, while districts with a higher property tax base are less affected. The rich stay rich and the poor get poorer.
Kevin, the districts with higher property values never get nearly as much state aid as the poorer districts. So the rich still have to pay for the education of others.