Budget Bill Cuts SEEK $55 per child, or $31.5 Million

Susan Weston's got the story at Prichard.

In 2008-09, the average district share was $1,399, so the state paid $2,467.

In 2009-10, the average district share will be $1,454, so the state will pay $2,412.

That's a $55 cut per pupil in the state share, translating to $31.5 million cut in total state spending on the base guarantee.

But there's a twist. House Bill 1 does not cut total SEEK funding. So, what happens to the dollars that aren't going to the guarantee, and to the other parts of SEEK that are calculated from the guarantee? Weston ventures a guess.