March 1969
50 Years Ago
Superintendent Ennor Horine presented a sorry picture of financing for the local school district, No. 257, last night, reporting that 90 percent of Kansas school districts are spending more on their elementary school program and that 89 percent are spending more on secondary schools. Our per pupil cost is $449.61. The national average is $680. Of the 52 districts in Kansas in our size range, the average tax levy in 1968 was 35.99 mills on a per pupil average assessed valuation of $12,838. In District 257, there was a 27.75 mill levy on average assessment per pupil of $7,838. Our district is officially labeled as a distressed district due to our low assessed valuation per pupil, Horine said. Our priority for education appears to be low, he concluded.
