Wednesday, March 21, 2007 | I appreciate the perspective you presented in your article on March 19, but I think a bigger story is the projected change in revenue these schools are realizing over the previous school year (’05-’06). They may lament the loss of 2 percent, but that pales compared to the 10 percent increase they’ll get even using the lower Feb. 15 values. Moreover, two of these districts saw a decrease in enrollment (average daily attendance).

School Property Tax Revenue

Basic Aid District Nov. 15 Estimate Feb. 15 Estimate Change Previous School Year Annual Change
Cardiff Elementary $4.7M $4.6M -2.2% $4.2M 9.2%
Rancho Santa Fe $7.0M $6.9M -1.1% $6.3M 10.4%
Solana Beach $24.1M $24.0M -0.4% $21.6M 11.3%
Basic Aid DistrictNov. 15 EstimateFeb. 15 EstimateChangePrevious School YearAnnual ChangeCardiff Elementary$4.7M$4.6M-2.2%$4.2M9.2%Rancho Santa Fe$7.0M$6.9M-1.1%$6.3M10.4%Solana Beach$24.1M$24.0M-0.4%$21.6M11.3%
Basic Aid DistrictNov. 15 EstimateFeb. 15 EstimateChangePrevious School YearAnnual Change
Cardiff Elementary$4.7M$4.6M-2.2%$4.2M9.2%
Rancho Santa Fe$7.0M$6.9M-1.1%$6.3M10.4%
Solana Beach$24.1M$24.0M-0.4%$21.6M11.3%

When was the last time you got a 10 percent raise? And would you whine to the media that it should have been more?

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