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However, Rappahannock’s costs for administration and bus service were relatively high compared to surrounding counties. Rappahannock spent $39 per person for administration in the schools. Culpeper spent $27, Fauquier $36, Madison $30, Page $34, and Warren $28. The state average was $41. At $57 per person, Rappahannock’s cost for bus service was above the state average of $45 and also above Culpeper’s and Fauquier’s cost of $49, Madison’s $48, Page’s $35, and Warren’s $26.

Rappahannock spent $7 for parks, recreation and culture. This is .7 percent of the budget and 18 percent of the state’s average of $38. The state government covered about 25 percent of this budget item.

This category covers the cost of the library. Rappahannock spent three cents per person for parks and recreation, compared to $1.23 for Culpeper, $15 for Fauquier, $.63 for Madison, $.89 for Page and $1.52 for Warren. Rappahannock spent $6.76 for the library, compared to $1.87 for Culpeper, $15 for Fauquier, $1.84 for Madison, $2.40 for Page and $4.78 for Warren.

Another $12 per person, or 1.1 percent of the budget was spent for community development. This was 38 percent of the state’s average of $31. This category covers the cost of the planning and the local cost for the Cooperative Extension Service. State and federal governments covered about 15 percent of this category. This was not a large item for any of the surrounding counties. Culpeper spent $14 per capita, Fauquier $28, Madison and Page $11, and Warren $16.

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