Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-03-11
A Proposed Plan of Apportioning
State School Money
Senate Bill No. l45)

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One OF the important matters referred to the Legislative Committee
of the Nevada State Educational Association at the biennial meeting in
Reno last December a a more equitable plan OF apportoning school
moneys" As the result Of the DISCUSSION there the following plan has been
submitted to the present session Of the State Legislature for the improve
ment OF the manner OF apporionins the state school fund. The plan a
proposed i in brief as follows:
At each semiannual apportionme n. from $4,000 to 100000 is sci
aside as a state school relief fund TO aid n and all small districts that
shall have levied a special district Ia OF at least ten cents on each $4,000
Each district is then guaranteed a total OF $4,000 beside the comfy appor-
Zach. 10 srhool censns i talen - tn bas. until INV ,ol5 when the
daily attendance is to be counted the basis, giving time in this "a
for working ut a careful and accurate plan for the attendance basis. This
plan Is much simpler in its working and far o equitable in its results
than the plan now in force.
The proposed plan recognizes the fact that the "en Of the state
dsributve school fund is this: property within the state is directly
responsible for the education OF the children in the state, each child to
share directly in this state aid This must be so administered a nt to
discriminate against the children in any ne section or district tin favor OF
the children Of any other section r district Nevertheless, because of the
small property valuations in some districts combined with small school
population or ad is needed from the state for such districts In giving
this aid the effect OF the present law is to take. o al average, over $5oU
from each census child in the larger districts and give it to the children in
the small districts through The operation of the census teacher plan, there
by compelling the large districts in nearly all cases to levy heavy local
school taxes OF from Is cents o rs cent and in some cases eve sln.
to make up for this loss while at the same. time the favored small districts
arr enabled to maintain school with n o special district tax whatever, a direct
perversron OF the intent n purpose of state aid IN tn educaion oil Tx
children of the state.
The proposed plan assumes the small districts as much money a they
now receive exclusive OF county apportionments, but does SO m the simple
s "G, di., tt t IS" a a p% ,a >, t~ ents Tm" sraantss # s,oooc TO each
district assures districts of ten census children o less moreo II the average
than they are receiving from the state under the present plan The one
teacher school OF from eleven to twenty-three ensus children receives
somewhat less than under the present plan and the oneteacher school with
above twen'y-three census children receives lore than under the present
plan except where a small fraction over 80 operated to give sos extra on
ven N child over the thirty for a ems teacher: all are guaranteed at
least $4,000 beside the county apporhonment.
The following points show the beneficial features in the proposed
plan Of pporhonment:
L. In all districts in the state each child draws the same amount %
money, except that in the small districts money is drawn from the state
schoo! relief fund whenever necessary o assure the $4,000
2 To every oneteacher school is thus assured $4,000 in addition
to the county apporhonment
g. One-eacher schools OF relatively large school censu are not
materially affected a We tina. there is less money drawn where the excess
oi a small fraction above thirty census children. under the present law,
gives n additional S265OO Tor vel a single child extra; otherwise the
one-teacher school of full enrolment draws more than under the present
pan.
4 The total amount of money for school purposes is increased with
ont n increase IN the state levy. through a more equitable distribution OF
district taxes.
5 Instead Of taking $3.50 from each census child in the large places
child.
special district tax the .nhe districts none. Under the proposed plan
this unjust difference n necessity for a special district tax is moren nearly
done away with, because the small places must hrt aid themselves in order
to be favored.
At the present time wealthy districts OF only FIVE census children
receive as high As $577l Ter child and a number OF poor but populons
districts receive only from Sl440 to $500 pei child. The discrimination
ranges all the way between these figures.
8 The unjust plan OF allowing $265N a ear extra for single
census child in excess of thirty is done away with.
9 Under the proposed plan every census child would nave drawn
about $1675 for this year 0ei2-l913):. and an attendance child about 5000
aside from any aid to small districts.
10 Greater local interest in the use Of school money would result
because OF the special district tax.
II. The stimulus to fuller attendance because OF the average daily
attendance basis would be another beneficial result.
IL The two essential features of the plan are, a liberal provision for
the small districts and at the same time a more just participation by these
small districts in the burdens Of school finance.