Biennial report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, state of Montana . ear periodclosing Aug. 1, 1918, were received from the following sourcesand in the proportion as given: Sources of School Money (1914-1918) County Tax District Tax including Sale of Bonds State Apportionment Other sources 100% California has a very wise and just law that equalizes,as nearly as possible, the educational opportunities of chil-dren and at the same time distributes equitably the burden of 108 FIFTEENTH BIENNIAL REPORT taxation. A state tax is levied that gives $15 for each pupili
Biennial report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, state of Montana . ear periodclosing Aug. 1, 1918, were received from the following sourcesand in the proportion as given: Sources of School Money (1914-1918) County Tax District Tax including Sale of Bonds State Apportionment Other sources 100% California has a very wise and just law that equalizes,as nearly as possible, the educational opportunities of chil-dren and at the same time distributes equitably the burden of 108 FIFTEENTH BIENNIAL REPORT taxation. A state tax is levied that gives $15 for each pupilin average daily attendance in the elementary schools of thestate which sum is apportioned in addition to the fundsprovided by the constitution and a State inheritance tax. Afew other states give state aid to poor districts in order tomaintain a certain length term or to build and equip school-houses or to employ trained teachers. In such cases the dis-trict has to meet state requirements as to amount of speciallevy or has to maintain a certain per cent of attendance, County School Tax The amount of aid which the four mill county schooltax gives varies greatly in different counties depending upon(1) the wealth of the county, (2) the method of assessmentand (3) the school census. In sparsely settled counties, suchas Meagher county the apportionment amounts to $ census child while in more thickly settled counties theamount is so meagre ($ per census child in Carboncounty and $ in Flathead county) that much higherspecial levies are necessary to maintain their schools than arerequired in many counties. In counties in which there is yetlittle taxable property the county apportionment is very SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 109 inadequate. In Carter and Sheridan counties, for example,the amount apportioned per census child is only $ The method of apportioning the county tax is an anti-quated and inefficient one. It may happen in one districtthat the
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