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Wisconsin General Fund revenue decreased by -$244,462 or -3.1%.
Federal revenue supporting Ladysmith-Hawkins School District’s General
Fund budget increased by +$53,974 or +15.8%. Overall, Ladysmith-
Hawkins School District’s General Fund revenue decreased by -$259,661
or -2.4%.
The Project Consultants observed a significant reduction in the State of
Wisconsin’s funding support of Ladysmith-Hawkins School District over a
six year span of time.
The Project Consultants concluded that, between 2001-02 and 2006-07,
Ladysmith-Hawkins School District’s revenue stagnated and has resulted in
the need to incur General Fund budget reductions. As in the case of nearly
all of Ladysmith-Hawkins School District’s, “neighboring” school districts,
the State of Wisconsin’s tax investments in area school districts has
declined (despite immense inflationary pressures on those and all other
Wisconsin school districts).
As revealed in Table 5a-W, Weyerhaeuser Area School District’s primary
sources of General Fund revenue in 2001-02 were local ($1,357,824); state
($904,070); and federal ($57,780). Total General Fund revenue in 2001-02
was $2,410,082. By 2007-08, Weyerhaeuser Area School District’s
primary sources of General Fund revenue were as follows: local
($1,587,958); state ($478,238); and federal ($85,285). The school district’s
2007-08 General Fund revenue totaled ($2,259,342).
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