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Monday, April 13, 2009

Josiah Bartlett Center Releases Building Aid Study

11 School Districts would lose over $1 million each under House Budget

(CONCORD) The Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy today released a study of New Hampshire's Building Aid Program, including how much each school district in the state would receive next year under two versions of the state budget. The budget approved by the New Hampshire House last week suspended the Building Aid Program for the next two years. Under this budget, 11 school districts would each lose over $1 million compared to Governor John Lynch's Budget Proposal and the Republican Alternative Budget. Both proposals set aside $83.3 million for Building Aid over the next two years.

"If the Legislature suspends the Building Aid Program this biennium, the costs to local school districts will vary greatly," said Lead Investigator Grant Bosse, who authored the report. "Cities and towns with new schools, or projects approved by voters in March, would see a shift from the state program to their local property taxes."

Under the Building Aid Program, between 30% to 60% of school construction costs, and 40% of SAU construction costs, are reimbursed by the state. The state Department of Education has identified those projects eligible for reimbursement in 2009-2010, totaling $45 million. Each district will receive a pro-rated amount of whatever total is allocated by the Legislature. Based on the $41.65 million recommended by both Governor John Lynch and the Republican Alternative Budget voted down in the House last week, the Josiah Bartlett Center calculated how much each district would have received.

"The amount of Building Aid and how to fund it are questions for the Legislature," Bosse added. "This study will let State Senators know how each school district in the state would be affected by the budget approved by their House colleagues last week."

To download the report, go to http://www.jbartlett.org/.


2009-2010 Building Aid
Alton _____$376,750
Amherst _____$145,252
Barnstead _____$182,164
Barrington _____$214,910
Bartlett _____$11,574
Bedford ______$1,092,909
Berlin _____$336,058
Bow _____$287,645
Brentwood ____$86,978
Brookline _____$118,366
Campton _____$182,445
Chester _____$135,345
Chichester _____$31,460
Claremont _____$136,010
Colebrook _____$191,268
Concord _____$463,442
Con. Valley _____$1,136,255
Conway _____$1,614,414
Cornish _____$1,999
Deerfield _____$25,280
Derry _____$721,687
Dover _____$576,042
Dunbarton _____$41,573
Dresden _____$640,836
East Kingston _____$45,268
Epping _____$196,055
Exeter _____$20,142
Exeter Region _____$2,027,516
Fall Mountain Regional _____$53,246
Farmington _____$345,870
Franklin _____$238,857
Freedom _____$58,436
Fremont _____$81,870
Gilford _____$342,663
Gilmanton _____$44,979
Goffstown _____$562,768
Gorham _____$576,323
Gov. Wentworth _____$238,043
Grantham _____$105,045
Greenland _____$144,227
Hampton _____$86,267
Hanover _____$80,099
Haverill Coop _____$400,180
Henniker _____$59,352
Hill _____$18,017
Hillsboro-Deering _____$381,636
Hinsdale _____$405,592
Holderness _____$69,540
Hollis _____$60,847
Hollis-Brookline _____$367,927
Hooksett _____$287,287
Hopkinton _____$157,406
Hudson _____$301,568
Inter-Lakes _____$158,782
Jackson _____$53,502
Jaffrey-Rindge _____$401,976
John Stark Reg. _____$154,498
Kearsarge Reg. _____$1,459,979
Keene _____$704,233
Kensington _____$56,684
Laconia _____$717,536
Lebanon _____$265,324
Lisbon Regional _____$92,930
Litchfield _____$249,861
Littleton _____$84,943
Londonderry _____$600,828
Lyme _____$21,274
Lyndeborough _____$22,206
Madison _____$55,514
Manchester _____$1,848,998
Marlborough _____$336,898
Mascoma Valley Regional _____$154,001
Merrimack _____$468,333
Merr. Valley _____$1,875,859
Milan _____$64,767
Milford _____$339,132
Milton _____$217,513
Monadnock Reg. _____$300,110
Mont Vernon _____$62,216
Moultonborough _____$212,221
Nashua _____$2,530,698
New Boston _____$52,448
Newfields _____$32,311
Newfound _____$7,089
Newport _____$308,748
North Hampton _____$116,024
Northumberland _____$16,198
Northwood _____$81,249
Nottingham _____$1,665
Orford _____$15,266
Oyster River _____$640,375
Pelham _____$287,287
Pembroke _____$330,790
Piermont _____$11,103
Pittsburg _____$98,913
Pittsfield _____$88,486
Plainfield _____$42,531
Plymouth _____$17,419
Portsmouth _____$940,250
Profile _____$308,827
Raymond _____$466,010
Rivendell _____$70,420
Rochester _____$1,189,791
Rye _____$92,384
Salem _____$135,509
Sanborn Regional _____$846,787
Shaker Regional _____$245,745
Somersworth _____$247,099
Souhegan Coop _____$296,076
South Hampton _____$34,382
Stewartstown _____$13,033
Strafford _____$2,658
Sunapee _____$77,239
Tamworth _____$45,414
Timberland Regional _____$1,021,290
Wakefield _____$47,246
Warren _____$6,190
Washington _____$18,432
Waterville Valley _____$44,317
Weare _____$356,852
Westmoreland _____$12,630
White Mountain _____$472,472
Wilton-Lyndeboro _____$142,487
Winchester _____$57,298
Windham _____$1,141,563
Winnacunnet _____$461,815
Winnisquam _____$689,376

State Total _____$41,650,000

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