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Show UTAH TAXPAYERS ASSN. REPRESENTATIVE MEETS WITH SCHOOL BOARD Dr. M. H. Harris of the Utah Taxpayers association met with a committee of the Washington County School Board and . other citizens of the city Saturday afternoon af-ternoon at the offices of the School Board to discuss finances of the district in comparison to other districts and to suggest possibilities of reducing items of the budget if such reduction could be justified. Following is the report which he had prepared pre-pared prior to the meeting. Corrections Cor-rections and changes in the report re-port are brought out in the note entered by Supt. Milton B. Moody. Moo-dy. HiKhliprJits on the Condition of Waslungton School District (Presented by the Utah Taxpayers Association) REVENUES State and federal sources $72,492 Local tax, including redemptions redemp-tions 39,945 Assessed valuation in 1930 was $3,577,000; 1934 (Continued on last page.) SCHOOL REPORT (Continued from first page) it was $3,039,000 loss of 15 Valuation per child $1135 state average $3,510 Tax delinquency 31 (Committee (Commit-tee of Nine report) 13.6 5 from utilities, mines, bus lines, etc. Should receive additional state ! funds from $10,000 to $12,000 This is equivalent to a levy of 3 to 4 mills Taxpayers request a share through levy reductions Levy has already decreased from I 16 mills to 14 mills since 1930 despite valuation shrinkage shrink-age and increase in tax de-linnnencv j (The drop from 15.7 mills to I 14 mills this last year was not voluntary . but was forced on us by the action of the County Commissioners As a result of this reduction we would have had to close schools one month early if S1. B. No. 92 hadn't made available extra funds. We have had two weeks longer term this year, this, plus an additional two weeks next year will give Washington County a length of term equal to the state standard. If we continue to participate in the equalization fund we must reach this standard. This added term will necessitate a 16 -mill levy for next year. Milton E. Moody, Superintendent.) ENROLLMENT Grades 1-6 increased from 1412 in 19.28-29 to. 1434 in 1933-34, or a gain of 22 Grades 7-8-9 increased from 616 in 1928-29 to 649 in 1933-34, or a gain of 33 Grades 10-11-12 increased from 208 in 1928-29 to 447 in 1933-34, or a gain of 239 In 6 years an increase in pupils pu-pils of 294. ADMINISTRATION Increased from $6,750 in 1930- 31 to $7,124 in 1933-34 Per capita decreased from 2.79 in 1930-31 to $2.62 in 1933- 34 State average decreased from $2.71 in 1930-31 to $2.27 in 1933-34 Superintendent's salary low INSTRUCTION 1 933-3 4 (a) Salaries: Elementary: average 18 men $815 30 women $635 (State average men $829 women $8 96 Jr. High: average 2.2 men $1055 1.3 women $849 (State average men $1182 women $1136 Sr. High: average 13.5 men $1205 7 women $989 (State average men $1328 women $1189 57 teachers receive under $1,- 000 9 teachers receive over $1,000 Salary payment decreased from $71,848 in 1930 to $67,721 in 1933-34 Per capita cost decreased from $29.71 in 1930 to $24.94 in 1933-34 State average dost decreased from $41.73 in 1930 to $32.18 in 1933-34 Ratio of decrease in state greater than in county (b) Supplies: Teaching supplies always well under state average (c) Teacher load: 1932- 33 36.2 1933- 3 4 31.8 (state average 31.9) Report shows increase of 11 teachers Teacher load crux of instruction instruc-tion cost TOTAL INSTRUCTION COST Decreased from $75,933 in 1930- 31 to $72,171 in 1933-34 Per capita decreased from $31.40 in 1930-31 to $26.58 in 1933- 34 State average decreased from $44.77 in 1930-31 to- $35.07 in 1933-34 TRANSPORTATION Increased from $2,914 in 1930-31 1930-31 to $3,564 in 1933-34 When transportation eliminates small schools with flow teacher load may he highly desireable (a) increase quality of instruction instruc-tion (h) decrease costs OPERATION OF SCHOOL PLANT Increased from $8042 in 1930- 31 to $9920in 1933-34 Increases shown in janitor's; wages and supplies and in heat Ratio of janitor's wages to teacher's teach-er's salaries slightly under state average Per capita cost increased from $3.33 to $3.65 in period 1930 to 1934 State average cost decreased from $6.00 to $4.85 in same period MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOL PLANT Always well below state average FIXED CHARGES Usually well above average of state TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES Decreased from $102,423 in 1930-31 to $98,327 in 1933-34 Per capita from $42.36 in 1930- 31 to $36.22 in 1933-34 State average from $60.89 in 1930-31 to $49.20 in 1933-34 Always well below state average |