The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-23
Schools Finances Explained

Schools Finances Explained
feel IT is obligation Board of Trustees and the super
nendent OF Schools of your fully inform concerning
the school that you may
fully for finance that are being asked Oh
you - ,.. .ho
needs relationship the taxes necessary to support
these taking this opportunity to
you for our schools for the
year. -,
Before begin consider next is vitality important
for US to consider Just what was the budget
for how much did cost us to support
budgets? begin with the Elementary District
Total Budget This budget consisted Of the following
funds General Fund S22s transportation ssSl3 Bus Reserve
sss7s School Lunch $4,000; Retirement sSl4S DEBT Service
s5257
The support contributed the district by local tax
payers which amounted to 2oO2 mills An additional
was added to the budget law
This paid for from surplus federal funds al
additional cost to the local taxpayers
This support by the taxpayers each budget item was as
follows General Fund mills S72T5 Bus Reserve LIB mills
1887 transportation 27O mills SS63 School Lunch No Levy
Retirement mills s67O2 Debt Service Ala mills s3ss
Now let's a the high school district
Total Budget sI6s The budget consisted of the following
funds transportation sl36s Bus Reserve
$3.50 Retirement $500; Debt Service, S60O3s.
the local taxpayers was S4S4z or
OF this only sile42 amounting to 1886 mills
directly support the maintenance ana OF e
trct The other IOs mills to the bonded in
debtedness the gymnasium
by funds the local district tax Dill or ne
General FUND 2Os % mills transportation LOG mills
Bus Reserve $3.50 mills; Debt Service s365OO 1o4s mills
The last years picture then elementary district
only 81 out budget from direct local taxa
ton In the high school district only 50 in the main
tenanc and operation from direct local taxation In
high school budget only 81 out of each "a In the total
budget direct local taxation The highest cost to the
new gymnasium.
Now let's have budgets and the effort
CURED Let's look at the elementary budget
first
The only change in budget general fund This
budget will be The cost to the district tax
payers will be follows District 5mil levy required by law o
30 per 48O Total District Obligation
Funds s45Oo Final District Obligation
s23s 1904 mills estate Last years levy s5S mills increase
mills
The actual increase in terms money be ssO5 At the
present district carrying in of $1,000 in surplus
which will than offset this difference
big question will be the special levy pro-
gram school Approximately $4,000 being asked for
support of the high program How will this affect the local
Agsn the only change contemplated is in the general
year the asking Ssos22 increase of
previous this decrease local
obaaon Of 81 600 is expected in increased federal entemen
leaving s25I425 Also anticipated
the classroom assistance enacted by the recent
legislature which win approximately $1,000 This leaves
obligation S5l425 which will amount to less than haf
a mill increase in actual taxation.
What your you good question
the and in giving year
students eyies high school leves total
levies
1s5ss7 ssi students 2sss mills mills mills
1888 students mills 1896 mills 442 total mills
Is5a5e students mills 954 mills 3066 total mills
ss5 students 364s mills 1876 mills 5624 total mills
1916 students 20O2 mills 3S4 mills 1890 total mills
1854 students 234s mills l434 mills 1872 total
mills.
You will notice things this compilation One Of the
outstanding things tremendous Jump in taxes in 95e6O This
federal funds 1853 When
the federal government deducted overpaymen
dropped $4,000 5000 in the ee
enay district and from 5000 to $500 the high school district
be made the local taxpayers The
the high school since 19596O
Indebtedness the gymnasium
Before close briefly the levy for
adult district institute adult education
program type which have had requests this
mill levy must be voted indication Of the Willingness OF the
taxpayers program school the intent
derived from such levy for the
support Of adult education The Board of the opinion
should itself through the fees paid
by However the levy must be made
program instituted The Board felt that the tax
payers had to make the decision such program
sincerely the information have given help you
the support for schools will let the
determine
asking neither
unduy feaherbeddng thank for your