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June 7, 2012

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Lowest 10% Lowest 25% State Average Highest 25% Highest 10%$5,549 $5,564

$5,959

$7,082

$8,262$1.15

$1.14

$1.07

$1.02

$1.00

2011-12 Taxpayer & Student Inequity(Sorted by Yield at Adopted Tax Rate, Based on TEA Estimates)

State & Local Revenue per WADA M&O Tax Rates

$5,000

$5,500

$6,000

$6,500

$7,000

$7,500

$8,000

$8,500

2011-12 State & Local Revenue per WADA*

*If all were funded at $1.17 M&O.

$5,000

$5,500

$6,000

$6,500

$7,000

$7,500

$8,000

$8,500

2011-12 State & Local Revenue per WADA*Which districts are NOT in

El Paso County?

*If all were funded at $1.17 M&O.

$5,000

$5,500

$6,000

$6,500

$7,000

$7,500

$8,000

$8,500

2011-12 State & Local Revenue per WADA*Which districts are NOT in

El Paso County?

*If all were funded at $1.17 M&O.

$5,000

$5,500

$6,000

$6,500

$7,000

$7,500

$8,000

$8,500

2011-12 State & Local Revenue per WADA*If El Paso were funded at the same level that the

Texas school funding system funds Alamo Heights, how much more money would EPISD have access to in a typical elementary school

CLASSROOM?

*If all were funded at $1.17 M&O.

$35,000 more in a 22-student classroom

$35,000 more in a 22-student classroom

EVERY YEAR

Over $200,000 more in a 22-student classroom

since 2006.

$5,000

$5,500

$6,000

$6,500

$7,000

$7,500

$8,000

$8,500

2011-12 State & Local Revenue per WADAIf El Paso were funded at the same level that the

Texas school funding system funds Alamo Heights, how much more would EPISD

have access to in the DISTRICT?

$98 Million more in EPISD

$98 Million more in EPISDEVERY YEAR

Over a half BILLION DOLLARS

more in EPISDsince 2006.

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