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How Montana pays for its public schools, in pictures

July 3, 2024/

We break down the dizzyingly complex recipe that dishes state and local dollars into school district funds across Montana.

What’s fueling this year’s rash of budget shortfalls in many Montana schools?

Citing a federal funding cliff, declining enrollment and an out-of-date state funding formula, some of the state’s largest districts are turning to local voters for help with education levies on the May 7 ballot.


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