{"id":7586,"date":"2012-05-22T14:30:35","date_gmt":"2012-05-22T20:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/?p=7586"},"modified":"2012-05-22T10:48:09","modified_gmt":"2012-05-22T16:48:09","slug":"low-property-values-put-one-idaho-school-district-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/2012\/05\/22\/low-property-values-put-one-idaho-school-district-behind\/","title":{"rendered":"Low Property Values Put One Idaho School District Behind"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Molly Messick \/ StateImpact Idaho<\/p>

Rockland, Idaho is surrounded by grazing and cropland.<\/p><\/div>\n

The people of Rockland, Idaho pay a lot to support their school.\u00a0 As StateImpact<\/em> reported yesterday<\/a>, they pay the highest levy rate in the state, despite having some of Idaho’s lowest property values.<\/p>\n

Let’s unpack that a little more.\u00a0 What exactly does that mean?<\/p>\n

Relying on the most recent statewide data, from 2010, taxpayers in the Rockland district pay a levy that amounts to $696.50 per $100,000 of property value.\u00a0 In other words, for every $100,000 worth of property in the district, nearly $700 goes to Rockland School.<\/p>\n

That’s all pretty abstract, without some context.\u00a0 For that, consider the Highland Joint School District, in Craigmont.\u00a0 It’s many hours west and north of Rockland, but the two districts have meaningful similarities.\u00a0 Like Rockland School District<\/a>, Highland Joint contains one, small K-12 school.\u00a0 In 2010, Rockland had 167 students.\u00a0 Highland Joint had 178.<\/p>\n

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