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Flagler Claims School Funding Formula Has Unfairly Penalized the District for Years. A Controversial Bill Could Change That.

March 28, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Flagler County School District Finance Director Tom Tant has been pointing to disparities that penalize Flagler's education funding for years. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler was receiving $300 less per student than the average $7,200 per-student share because of the so-called District Cost Differential, which takes a complicated set of “amenities” into account to divvy up state education dollars.

School Taxes Would Rise To Pay For Per-Student Increase, But Formula Could Further Hurt Flagler

November 16, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Flagler County's school tax rates have been falling to historic lows year after year. The decline may be over as a proposal by the governor to increase per-student funding by $200 would rely mostly on increasing revenue from local taxes. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler is the 6th-highest taxed district in the state, by legislative formula, yet gets back the 65th lowest dollars per student. A governor proposal to increase education funding could make that worse for the district.

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