Opinion ID: 1396313
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Heading: Unified School Districts 1971-72

Text: The Wyoming Property Tax system presently being used to support Public School financing may or may not be questioned in view of recent court actions in California and other states. The purpose of this report is to provide information which may be beneficial for anyone interested in understanding the effect of property valuation and taxation for Wyoming Public Schools. The information presented in this report has been collected by the Management Information Unit of the Planning and Development Division of the Department of Education. Reports submitted by the County Treasurers throughout the State and the records of the State Department of Education have provided the sources of information. These data represents the actual student enrollments, property valuations and tax commitments existing for the 1971-72 school year. The question: Does the property tax available to Wyoming School Districts provide an equitable base for the financial support of public education? appears to be of current concern. Thus, this report is limited to the revenue available to school districts from the State Tax Levy, the 12 Mill County Tax Levy, the General County School Tax Levy, and the Local District Special Levy. No effort is made in this report to illustrate the distribution of the Public School Foundation Funds.