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Originally Posted by jbdlfan
Schools received $4m less this year from last. Where is the benefit to the rest of the county??????
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Whoaaaa....playing a little fast and loose with your numbers for your anti-Villages rant aren't you?
As of the end of the 2008 fiscal year, the district's total spending budget was
$55,740,000,
Instruction: $29,878,000
Teacher Salaries: $15,513,000
Pupils: $1,731,000
Total Support Services: $15,926,000
Sumter County School Board, Florida - Sunshine Review
The 2012 budget is
$65,740,938
http://www.sumter.k12.fl.us/pdf/Budg...-submitted.pdf
Forty-three new teachers were just added in Sumter County School Districts. By all accounts and reviews, Sumter county has an outstanding educational system supported by Villagers without ill will or the "entitlement" mentality you keep implying. Further, Villagers do not have kids in the system
Sumter District Schools - Preparing the Next Generation Today
Guess who is picking up without protest, most of that tab. Further, remarkably, the tax revenues driven by Villagers reduces the millage rate significantly. That gives substantial tax relief to Sumter residents. A lot more than your sixty-one cents ($.61). Ooops, I forgot, it doesn't affect you...you live in Marion.
While I respect your opinion, the facts do not support your argument.
Have a great day. Thanks for the cerebral exercise.