This is the school year tax rate from the state formula. To determine the equalized millage rate, the state divides the total taxes by the market value. Total taxes included current and interim real estate taxes, per capita tax, Act 511 taxes, payments in lieu of taxes, public utility realty tax and delinquent tax. This number reflects the amount that property owners living in the district contributed to the district's budget. Number of students taking the Scholastic Assessment Test who indicated they attended that school district.
Reasons can be anything from taking care of their sick children to professional training seminars.
Students in learning support cost about twice as much to educate. Students with high intelligence are categorized as gifted and most schools provide special programs for them. These numbers were provided by individual districts. The percentage of 2000 graduates who reported that they planned to attend a four-year college. School districts do not track how many students actually attend or go on to graduate from college.