High Cost Transportation Aid for Local School Districts
Thursday, August 31st, 2017 -- 10:07 AM
-Earlier this summer, the Department of Public Instruction distributed $7.5 million in aid to 123 school districts that had student transportation costs that far exceeded the statewide per pupil average.Districts were eligible for High Cost Transportation Aid if their transportation costs exceed 150 percent of the statewide average cost per member, which was $614.42 per student. Additionally, student membership within the district must have been 50 students or fewer per square mile. Aid is based on audited information from the previous fiscal year (2015-16) and was paid in June.
The High Cost Transportation Aid is categorical aid that provides additional funding to eligible school districts that have higher per pupil transportation costs when compared to the statewide average. The $7.5 million allocation in the 2015-17 state budget covers just over half of eligible costs. Some local districts receiving the aid include Greenwood with $38,384.98, Owen-Withee with $55,948.40, Colby with $59,483.02, Thorp with $26,679.96 Augusta with $28,751.86 and Pittsville with $53,720.96.
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