Idaho Schools Get One-Time Payout

Here’s a link to the full breakout of how much each Idaho school district will get in a one-time payout of discretionary funds, thanks to the state’s higher-than-expected state tax revenues for the year; the payouts are required under federal maintenance-of-effort rules attached to earlier stimulus funds. The total, $59.9 million, exceeds the $47 million that state lawmakers cut from public schools in next year’s budget, though state officials are warning districts that more cuts still could lie ahead/ Betsy Russell , Eye On Boise. More here.

North Idaho Districts:

• Coeur d’Alene — $2,067,431
• Post Falls — $1,158,503
• Lakeland — $923,261
• Plummer-Worley — $109,611
• Lake Pend Oreille — $763,904
• West Bonner — $305,646
• Boundary — $305,646
• Kootenai $71,669
• Shoshone Joint — $141,651