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Effects of the Revenue
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Perceptions About the Long-Term Effects of The Revenue Caps
In 1994, 90% of superintendents said that the long-term consequences of the revenue caps would be negative for their district’s programs and services. Answers to a similarly-worded question in this year’s study show that two-thirds of superintendents say the effect has been negative.
In this year’s study, 309 superintendents answered the question, “In your opinion, what has been the long-term effect of the revenue caps on your district’s programs and services over the past four years?” Of this number, 38 persons (12.3%) reported that the effects have been “Positive” or “Somewhat Positive.” About one-in-four (23.9%) answered “Neutral,” while 197 superintendents (64%) said that the effects had been “Somewhat Negative” or “Negative.”
There are differences in responses related to changes in student enrollment (see Table 3). For example, among the 31 superintendents from districts with declining enrollments, only two (6.5%) answered “Positive” or “Somewhat Positive.” In comparison, 17% of the 91 superintendents from districts with increasing enrollments of 3% or more responded positively.
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Responses of Superintendents to the Question, “What has been the long-term effect of the revenue caps on your district’s programs and services over the past four years?” |
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| Change in Enrollment over past three years | ||||
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Decline in Enrollment | Increase up to 2.99% | Increase of 3% or more | |
| Positive = | 8 (02.6%) | 0 (00.0%) | 4(02.4%) | 3 (03.3%) |
| Somewhat Positive = | 30 (09.7%) | 2 (06.5%) | 14 (08.3%) | 13(14.3%) |
| Neutral = | 74 (23.9%) | 4(12.9%) | 40 (23.7%) | 26(28.6%) |
| Somewhat Negative = | 127 (41.1%) | 14(45.2%) | 72 (42.6%) | 31(34.1%) |
| Negative = | 70 (22.7%) | 11(35.5%) | 39 (23.1%) | 18 (19.8%) |
| TOTALS: | 309 (100.0%) | 31(100.0%) | 169(100.1%) | 91 (100.1%) |
| *Five superintendents did not answer the question about long-term effects of the revenue caps. | ||||
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