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TABLE 5a-B
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF BRUCE
CHANGE IN GENERAL FUND REVENUE
2001-02 / 2007-08
Source* 2001-02 2007-08 Change % Change
Local $1,744,121 $2,255,574 +$511,453 +29.3%
State $3,572,383 $3,657,055 +$84,672 +2.4%
Federal $201,916 $133,343 -$68,573 -34.0%
Total $5,639,351 $6,165,712 +$526,361 +9.3%
*Other minor sources of revenue not included in total (inter-district, intermediate, other)
The Project Consultants observed that new revenue to the School District
of Bruce from local sources outstripped new revenue from the State of
Wisconsin at a rate of $6 to $1 over the six year span of time from 2001-02
to 2007-08.
The Project Consultants concluded that, between 2001-02 and 2007-08,
the School District of Bruce taxpayers assumed a substantially greater
responsibility for funding the school district’s operations, while the State of
Wisconsin’s obligations to the school district over the same span of time
were virtually stagnant.
The Project Consultants reviewed Ladysmith-Hawkins School District’s
change in General Fund revenue over the five year span of time from 2001-
02 to 2006-07 to establish the manner in which financial support of the
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