| Show Public School Revenue Hits j 42 Million I Utah's public schools had total revenue tar for current operating expense expense ex pense of 12 42 for the school year 50 compared with 39 for 1954 This fact was revealed in an analysis of school revenues released this week by Utah Foundation the private nonprofit nonprofit non profit tax research organization According to the Foundation re report report report re- re port local taxes provided per pawn pawn- I i ci cent m t u ui of school o operating ratin funds tunas per pawn pawn- I i ci m u ui o operating ratin funds tunas in 1955 and per cent cent in 1951 1954 The State portion was per cent in 1955 56 compared compared com corn pared with 49 1 per cent the pre pre- virus year Federal funds made up 2 22 2 per cent of the total operating oper funds for Utah schools In both years tuition payments and local fees and charges provided small amounts accounting for 17 per cent of total to- to total to tal operating revenue in 1955 56 m n 1 compared with 13 per cent In 1954 The Utah Foundation report shows that Wayne district received I ed per cent of Its operating funds from state sources and andI I Daggett district received of s I Its operating revenue from the state in 1955 If building revenues revenues re- re I venues are added to operation I t funds then 93 per cent of all pub pub- I lie school revenue In Daggett district district dis dis- trl t came cam from state sources an am I Ionly only 5 per cent from local taxes An emergency school build in fund grant of was thi th factor accounting for this latte atlo atio Washington Murray an larfield districts also obtain nore note than 70 per cent of theil chool operating revenue from tate funds In 1955 Foundation analysts point ou hat Jordan and Iron districts district nade node a net contribution from loal loal lo- lo al taxes to the State Uniform chool School fund Iron district contri- contri and Jordan district These amounts are In to the state taxes paid by those districts |
