Show TAXPAYER MAKES comparisons FOR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT A series of comparisons and statistical data regarding operating costs of the iron county school district as compiled by the utah taxpayers fax payers association and submitted cited to the school board for its guidance in preparing its budget for next year brings out some m rather interesting information the comparison reveals that there is an assessed valuation of property in the county for taxation purposes of which amounts to for each school child in the district as compared with 3 as a state average school enrollment has shown a slight decline in the district in ro cent years if the figures fi guress are cor or icet which is rather surprising administration costs costs for the current year are arc slightly less than for the previous year but are arc still 3 36 per capita of school enrollment as compared with tor for the state average among eleven cleven comparable districts iron is by too cle only the ratio of administrative to total operating costs here is as compared with a average of salary payments to teachers have gone from a total of in 1932 33 to for 1938 39 or aiom an average per teacher of to 1365 as compared with a state slate average of 1347 salary payments amount to per capita of school altion or per student as compared with a state average ol of our average salaries and per capita salary payments are the highest of eleven comparable districts teaching supplies cost our district per capita as compared with a state average of total cost is only the teacher load or the number of students per teacher is as compared with a state average ot of teacher load in this district in 1933 34 was since which time there has been a gradual reliction lic tion total instruction costs for 1938 39 were a new high for the district transportation costs for the last year were or a per capita cost of as compared with a state slate of seven of eleven comparable districts have high er transportation costs than ours students bene berie fitted for operation of school plant is an all time high for the district a per capita cost of compared to a state average of 6 55 tooele thoele and weber are only higher ones in eleven comparable districts Ope artion of our school plant in 1932 33 cost only maintenance of our school plant cost a per cost cos oi of as compared with state average ours is about average avera c for comparable districts total operating costs for 1938 39 were a new high for the and the dext highest per capita of eleven compa rabil tr acts tooele thoele alonz alon will 7 ia per capita being higher in 1932 33 we were 13 below the state aver go and now 5 above our ca capital pital outlay building program for three years was As stated in the beginning these figures and comparisons are those of the taxpayers association and we have had no opportunity to verify them summarizing the taxpayer says the district is in sound financial condition condit on providing 66 of its school revenues locally adminis tion lion instruction operation fixed charges and total operating expenses are arc all high especially on a per capita basis capital outlay accounts for per child which is very high compared with the state as a w whole hole this would call for highly desirable and necessary essaiy improvements to justify the amount in view of other rather high costs it is pointed out that total tax levies of milles in parowan carowan Pa rowan in cedar city and in par gonah are all excessive |