Case Study: Module 3 Taxation

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Running head: MODULE 3 TAXATION AND DISTRIBUTION ESSAY Module 3 Taxation and Distribution Essay Jennifer Ponton Grand Canyon EDA 535 June 4, 2012 Module 3 Taxation and Distribution Essay Education in Iberia Parish is financed by local, state and federal funds. The total projected revenues for all fund sources for 2010-2011 school years are 174,400,000. The local funds used to support public education in Iberia Parish are provided by sales taxes and property taxes. Funds for the general operations of the school come from a 2.0 sales tax and 10.70 mills of property tax. Tax revenues also help to provide for salaries and other items assigned to the general funds. Teachers also get two extra supplemental incomes once in November…show more content…
Federal Programs Funds | $0 | $0 | $18,500,000 | $18,500,000 | Lunch Funds | $900,000 | $1,400,000 | $5,800,000 | $8,100.000 | Bond Retirement Funds | $11,300,000 | $0 | $0 | $11,300,000 | Sales Tax /Bond Utility FundsConstruction Funds | $4,700.000$30,600,000 | $0$0 | $0$0 | $4,700,000$30,600,000 | Total | $716,100,000 | 72,600,000 | $25,700,000 | 174,400,000 | 44% 41% 15%…show more content…
Schools which are listed as a School in Need Of Improvement are given first priority. Schools that are in need of improvement are given adequate Title 1 and other federal money along with both local and state funding. Many of the other schools which are not listed as schools in need of improvement but have a high proportion of students living in poverty are also provided with a great deal of Title 1 money to assist them in educating their students. Schools that have a small amount of minority and students living in poverty receives less federal funds unless they have large special needs populations. For example my school receives a large amount of federal funds because we have both a high special education and low income populations. Our school receives a huge amount of federal funding to assist us in educating both groups of students at our

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