State Aid Announced For Schools

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has announced how much general school aid districts will get during this school year. The agency released the certified totals Thursday – which were adjusted from July’s estimate after districts reported fall enrollments. Compared to last year’s aid, Lancaster Community Schools saw a 12% increase in funding to almost $7.5-million dollars. The Platteville school district had an 8.4% increase, bringing their state funding to just over $9-million dollars. School districts in Benton, Cassville, Darlington and Dodgeville saw increases between 6-and-8% compared to last year. Most other area districts had funding increases of 3% or less. The state biennial budget increased funding for general school aid this year by 3.5% – which equals a $163-million dollar increase – to a total of $4.9 billion.