Several Northwoods school districts will be getting some extra money for the upcoming school year.
The Department of Public Instruction announced the allocation of sparcity aid. That aid is given to smaller districts says DPI spokesperson Tom McCarthy...
"....sparcity aid is a special aid paid to students with a low number of students per square mile and a low overall enrollment. It's a reflection of a fact that school districts with a smaller number of students have unique fiscal challenges....."
Lakeland Union High School received over $208,000, M-H-L-T $164,000 and Three Lakes $149,000 among the top dollar amounts. Other schools getting the extra aid in the Northwoods are Elcho, Mercer, North Lakeland, Phelps, Arbor Vitae-Woodruff, White Lake and Lac du Flambeau.
McCarthy says the $300 per student payment is an increase from last year. To qualify, schools can't have more than 725 students and fewer than 10 per square mile.
The full list of schools and amount is available here.
