How does Kentucky fund its schools?
Kentucky school districts are funded by a combination of local and state revenues. State law limits the amount that school taxes can increase each year. Every district is entitled to an increase in its local revenues of 4 percent every year for existing property. School boards can vote to raise local revenues above that level but the public can appeal by filing petitions to have the issue placed on the ballot. Sources: Charles Gossett, West Clermont Local School District treasurer; Alana Cropper, Winton Woods City School District treasurer; John Pennycuff, Winton Woods board president; Glenn Alexander, superintendent, Clermont County Educational Service Center; Alan Hutchinson, Lakota Local School District treasurer; Buckeye Association of School Administrators; Wayne Young, executive director, Kentucky Association of School Administrators; The Ohio Coalition for Equity & Adequacy of School Funding.
