| Show editorials SCHOOL REVENUE PROBLEMS tax rates payable in 1926 tor for grade school purposes in one school district of 0 illinois totaled per ol of equalized ass assessed essed valuation the corresponding rates rales in another totaled 24 cents per such inequality in school tax rates is common throughout the state of 0 illinois and has existed tor for 20 years between these theae two districts these facts are shown by a study recently made by the research bureau of the illinois state teachers association in one county of this state there are six one room school districts in which railroads payas per cent of the local school tax and six one room school districts in which railroads pay no local school feax in one township ot of another county the railroad valuations amounts to 58 56 per cent ot of the total valuation while another township has no railroad valuation in this county the average school tax rate paid by twelve one room school districts without railroads is more than double the avera e paid by twelve others with railroads great differences in school tax rates are found to exist between districts with low valuations and many Pu pupils Pilson on the one liand hand and districts with high valuations and few pupils on the other I 1 how to qua guarantee rantee an equitable dis of 0 public school costs is a troublesome problem and constantly grows in importance with ithe increase I 1 ing ng expenditures for ar education more i attention Is continually being given give n to this question and some state have succeeded in n equa equalizing equalize lizi I 1 ng their school tax burden to a much greater extent alan others such studies as the one made in illinois are valuable to those working tor foi the improvement ot of public school finance |
