The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-02-15
PECK WRITES
ON STATEWIDE
SCHOOL TAXES
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qulred By state legislation The di-
reetory shows hat 1870 districts pro-
vide a special levy OF 1870 mills or
over aud $40 on the other hand are
taxed by the special levy only so
mills or less. These two groups com
prise one-fourth OF the total number
Of districts In Idaho and compari-
son Of legies shows that the burden
Of the special tax upon the patrons
in the group OF 1870 districts IL nee
aasarily 800 per cent higher In every
ease and reaching IN the districts
that pay 80 mills. z000 per cent
higher than the favored ones whose
lpccIal levy r. oDly 10 mill. Con
Iinder a rancher nhose lands are IA
The district that leviea. we Will say
so mills which will raise for his
local district $50 II his holdings are
valued al $4,000. Let us see what |
share OF expense will be 10 the Idaho |
citizen who by chance owns prop |
3rty Ia district where the trustees
must levy goo mills IN order 10 |
maintain a school according 10 law
On the same value OF property this
citizen Will pay 10 the school fund |
The sum OF 5000. Wherein does the
Justice lie that would require OF ne
eitizen what II does not OF another
sitizen when both are equally earnest
aud patriotic Idaho citizens2
IA citizens and taxpayers In the
Filler Independent school district
No. and the Filler Rural high
school. similar comparisons can be
made that are OF interest and well
worth studying. Our own independ-
,nt school district No. 4 Is one OF
i44 Independent districts ia Idaho.
fhe situation Ina Filler il not com
non 20 but 20 OF the other independ-
snt districts. This Is the fact that
~ one OF the districts comprising
he Filler Rural high school, taxpay-
rs Ia the Filler district are under
NO special leyics: the one for the
trade school aud the other for the
upport OF the high school. The spe- |
ial levy for the grade school IL 1910
Mills and for the high school so
Mills. making total OF 1 8 mills for
property owners in independent dis
riet No. 4.
or the rs rural high school dis
ricts IN Idaho. the average levy OF
he "a reporting Is 10 mills. This
howa our own rural high school IL ;
under much less burden
D the patrons than most such high
chools. The rural high school at
hatcher operates under a levy OF r
ally ls mills but many require AS /
Ugh as 100 mills aud briggs Rural >
Ugh school Ii supported by 1870 =
IVY. (
Independent school districts In
iahO number IA. The average
Wy for tre special tax In the 100
sporting In the directory Is 1t.7
ills. In most Independent districts
10 levy includes the tax that oper-
les the high school which Is a part !,
I the school system. In Filler the
iral high school being a separate
stem levies It's own tax and as be- 3
IRE stated, addsd to,the lovyfor the
'ades. makes total OF 1870 mills 4
rectal tax on all property included
Independent school district No. 4 q
oWeNtTf ~ ~ AhOWn that IN tue
ate there are 26 Independent dis p
lets that are paying more than an q
so min levy.
II was remarked before that Twin
ails county was operating under
ny moderate special levy as com 8,
lred with he state as whole. az
school patrons Twins In indepond-
A a a.. -.
cal schools than seven OF tho other
dependent districts In Twin Falls
unity. The total OF the grade and
XII school special levies Is 1870 s;
Ills. while only one OF the nine In
pendent districts In he county poys 81
~. and all the rest pay more than
20 mills and a few as much as 200
lila