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Uniform tax‑rate modeling shows modest state/local share shifts; some resource inputs remain uneven across wealth quintiles
Summary
APA showed the effect of a 1‑mill URT increase (roughly $49M statewide in 2018‑19) would slightly raise local shares and reduce state shares; analyses of teachers per 1,000 students, average salaries, AP and computer‑science participation, and extra‑instructional programs found modest variation across wealth quintiles with mixed patterns.
Mark Fermanek presented the APA analysis of the Uniform Rate of Taxation (URT) and an equity review of personnel and program resources across district wealth quintiles. He explained the URT is 25 mills and is used to compute the local share of the foundation funding amount; local voters can approve additional maintenance and operation (M&O) mills.
Modeling showed that a 1‑mill increase in the URT in 2018–19 would have raised about $49 million statewide and changed the statewide local/state share modestly (local share…
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