School districts along Highway 20 will resume classes this month, and state aid will be a mixed bag for the districts.
The Nebraska Unicameral passed LB814 during its session earlier this year, which adjusted aid to education. Chadron, Gordon-Rushville and Sioux County will all see increases in state aid, while Crawford and Hay Springs will lose funding.
Gordon-Rushville’s state aid will increase 8.21% over last year for a total of $818,398. The district saw a 1.5% increase to its valuation and has a general fund levy of .89 cents.
Sioux County, which typically receives less than $15,000 a year in aid, will bring in $130,619. Sioux County’s valuation increased by less than 1%, and its general fund levy is at .61 cents.
Chadron’s percentage of increase is much smaller, coming in at about a half-percent for a state aid total of $4,676,167. The district’s general fund levy is set at .98 cents with an increase in valuation by more than 5%.
Crawford’s state aid will plummet more than 3% to $553,720, and Hay Springs will see a 1% decline to $1,599,696. Both districts saw increased valuation totals, with Crawford property valuations spiking by more than 6%, and Hay Springs going up by 3%. Crawford set its general fund levy at .79 cents, and Hay Springs’ is at .94 cents.
In addition to the general fund levies, districts can also impose special building fund levies.