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Coming soon in future editions of Taxing Times:
- RDAs hurt school districts and taxpayers
- Open Space Tax
- Your phone taxes explained (yes, they’ve gone up, again)
- Proposed tax increases and bond elections (another long, hot summer for taxpayers)
- Tax Commission intends to impose sales tax increases on many businesses
- How to tell if your elected officials are pro- or anti-taxpayer
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School District Spending Report Now Available!
How does your school district spend your tax dollars? How does it compare to other districts?
The Utah Taxpayers Association annually calculates per student spending for all forty Utah school districts. Our calculations are based on raw data from the annual financial reports submitted by each school district to the Utah State Office of Education. Our report includes district-by-district information on
- Enrollment
- Expenditures per student
- Instructional
- Administration
- Transportation
- Facility operation
- Student services
- Capital and debt service
- Total
- Percent of operation costs allocated for instruction
- Pupil-teacher ratios
- Teachers as a percent of total personnel
- Property tax rates
Our report is based on fiscal year 2003 data, the most currently available financial data. Go to our website at www.utahtaxpayers.org to access the school spending report.
If you have any questions about school district spending or state and local tax policy in general, please do not hesitate to contact us at taxwatch@utahtaxpayers.org
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