Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Releases Estimated Aid Numbers
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019 -- 11:48 AM
-Following a timeline required by state law, the Department of Public Instruction released an estimate today of the general school aids each public school district will receive for the 2019-20 school year.General school aids are the largest form of state support for public schools in the state. Wisconsin statutes require the department to publish estimated aid amounts by July 1 each year. The estimate can help school personnel to complete their annual budgets and project changes in property tax levies. Estimated amounts are subject to change because they are based on proposed, not final, state budget appropriations for 2019-21 as well as budgeted, not audited, school district data from the 2018-19 school year. On Oct. 15, the department will certify amounts for 2019-20 general school aids based on audited data and finalized state budget numbers. Estimated general school aids for 2019-20 total $4.740 billion for the state, representing a $83.2 million, or 1.8 percent, increase over last year.
For our local district, Abbotsford is estimated at $6,257,279, $10,796,380 for Black River Falls, $7,401,687 for Colby, $1,640,097 for Granton, $2,324,748 for Greenwood, $4,137,248 for Loyal, $23,289,581 for Marshfield, $14,031,350 for Medford, $5,299,030 for Neillsville, $6,025,556 for Osseo-Fairchild, $3,083,761 for Owen-Withee, $3,257,113 for Pittsville, $5,734,252 for Spencer, $7,796,378 for Stanley-Boyd and $3,933,473 for Thorp. Overall, the amounts are mixed for Clark County’s schools as some will see a slight or even substantial increase, while other will see a slight or even substantial decrease in aid.
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