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New York - What does it/take, in the way of money, to meet Rappahannock County’s educational needs? How much is spent in other localities?
What proportion of the local budget goes for school construction and maintenance, for teachers salaries and for other school costs? Just as in most other communities across the country-the largest as well as the smallest-local officials are faced with the problem of providing, with the amount of money available, sufficient educational facilities and opportunities to meet the ever-growing demand.
A Federal study of expenditures for education at the local level, covering all parts of the country, shows that such costs usually amount to nearly as much as all other costs combined.
In Rappahannock County, the figures Indicate, approxately 84 percent of all public spending is for education. In some communities the proportion is somewhat lower than that and, in others, quite a bit more.
Nationally, the average is 48 percent. It is 57 percent in the Stutp rtf Vircrinia
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