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Show j jchool operating funds increase in 31; : three Basin counties 1 operating funds for the Uintah School trict will rise b.v an estimated h. .'4 143 or 9.1 percent next year as : for 1981-82 will total $8,423,217 Spared to $7,720,154 during the 1980- ' 'school year- Thcse were some of 'he is reported by Utah Foundation, the ;!v'a(e research organization, in their h: ,ual analysis of school finance 'Jds in Utah. mnds for Duchesne School District lit ,1 rise by an estimated $421,559 or 7.3 ''( next vear. Estimated operating for 1981"82 wil1 total $6,215,827 i Spared to $5,794,268 during the 1980- - school year. t DaCgett County School District will l,! .;e $63,513 or 13.9 percent next year. ) ated operating funds for 1981-82 P '' total $545,798 compared to $482,280 a ijring I"5 I980"81 scno1 year. sell se-ll ;.fIjng to the foundation report. The report observes that all ap--opriation requests for 1981-82 were Locally reduced by the 1981 Utah filature, but that education fared .iwhat better than most of the other ' livities funded. Of the $96 million in -creased operating funds ap---opriated, education Teceived $70 -;fcn, or 73 percent of the total, together, state authorizations for Ration during the 1981-82 fiscal year ialed $882.9 million with $652.8 million this sum going for public schools and 30.1 for higher education. During the 1981-82 school year, local . ools will be provided with a basic jhool program of $1,003 per weighted-iipil weighted-iipil unit (WPU) plus added Allowances for retirement, social scurity, pupil transportation, and categorical grants. This represents an jcrease of $57 per WPU or 6 percent bove the 1980-81 basic allowance of uifiperWPU. The increase, however, swell below last year's inflation rate of more than 13 percent. Foundation analysts point out that tal property tax receipts could be $6.9 million short of the revenue estimates witained in the school finance bill, and tat this might result in a reduction of s much as $16.50 per WPU next year. Ihis expected local property tax shortfall will result from legislation enancted this year which reduces local Property assessments by 20 perclnt a he t.me the easure was enacted U was houg jt that the reductions wouW pp Ty PVesidl Property. It has since been determined that the reductions also will apply to other types of locally-assessed property, K commercial and industrial property A supplemental state appropriate may be , needed later in the yea? to makJ SveJue.3 Pat6d Shrtfa" in loca Beginning next year, a number of categorical grants for the public schools w,U be financed through special weighted-pupil unit allowances rather man by special appropriations. Total funds allocated for these special programs were reduced by more than $6 m.lhon. Local school districts however, will be given more flexibility in deeding which of these programs they would like to fund with the money that is available. The report notes that state and local funds appropriated for local school operations during 1981-82 will amount to $549.3 million. This represents an increase of $46.2 million, or 9.2 percent above the 1980-81 appropriation level of $503.1 million. Not included in these figures are funds for local school buildings, operation of the state school office, and other educational programs. Appropriations for higher education during 1981-82 are nearly $2 million more than the amount recommended by the Government, but are $13.4 million below the total requested by the State Board of Regents. The $230.1 million appropriated for higher education in 1981-82 is $18.9 million, or 8.9 percent more than the amount authorized for this purpose during the current (1980-81) fiscal year. Enrollments at Utah's public colleges and universities have risen by more than 10,000 students since 1972, but Foundation researchers indicate that they are expected to stabilize at about present levels during the next few years. Toward the latter part of the 1980 decade, college enrollments probably will again begin as the enrollment bulge now working its way through the public schools reaches college age. " i "t tH x ' II- V$ P IVV:- : f - " - . , it w,V : . Vvv . it . . .. hi !.;; I I ,f ' it tic - TH. 4- ' , , . l " : . 4'XVi x- , i - 'I " ANDREW DROLLINGER of the Cubs takes a swing at the baseball during Mustang League action Saturday. . . t ' - - ' ' . )S ' V s- f .. Nv '-v.-. -' V ' - . r' . - - ' "N t" " ' 1 n- , vi -v v '. - , j ' ' I . ' V. ).! , y 4 , ... - . . - N , vV. " . . ' . A -v - ' r.H 4 - - , '" - ' .""" CURT TAYLOR of the Mustangs attempts to gam a base hit in a ony League game last week. |