Funding Of School Through State Tax Dollars

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Introduction

The sole purpose of the existence of an establishment or state administration is to render all the basic necessities and rights of the inhabitants to them. However, in most cases, these facilities are furnished via the sum, which the state acquires from its respective population, in form of taxes. It is interesting to see the governments articulate that the taxes that the government charges, are the cost or charges that a citizen of the country/ state is bound to pay against the possessions of property or significant assets. However, the most significant usage of the government taxes, which in return pays significantly to the public, is the funding of the schools.

Overview Of The Scenario

As mentioned in the introductory section, the state plays a pivotal role in funding and financing numerous schools within their authorities and control. The funding of these schools is covered by the state tax dollars. At this point, with respect to the given scenario, complying to the assumption that schools that are present in the state, and running and functioning on account of the funding that is rendered by the state administration, via the taxes. Moreover, it is not permissible for the school (that are under state funding) within the vicinity of the state, to levy the local taxes. However, at the current instance, the job dictates the action to astutely oversee the distribution of state dollars to all of the schools in the state.

Average Daily Attendance Or Average Daily Membership For The Distribution Of The Funds

Before leaping to the debate of employing either Average Daily Attendance or Average Daily Membership for the distribution of the funds of the schools and the rationale behind the choice, it is highly imperative that a clear and comprehensive assimilation of both the concepts is attained to the fullest. With respect to the given scenario of the schools, the concept of Average Daily Attendance is used for the astute calculation of the funds that are supposed to be properly allocated for a school.

This concept denotes the allocation of the funds, with respect to the average or taking into account the sum of the days of student attendance, which is divided by the sum of the days in an entire regular school year. Single unit of ADA or one ADA represents the fact that a student has attended every day. It is highly essential to state at this point that there exists a clear distinction between enrollment and the specification of ADA, as enrollment denotes merely the quantity of students enrolled in a particular school. it is a well known estimation that ADA is bound to be considerably lower than the count of enrollment, due to numerous factors, such as students not showing up on daily basis, due to illness, drop outs, moving to other schools or states (Waters, 2009).

On the other hand, broadly, the concept of Average Daily Membership denotes the part of ...