Public Education Funding in Vermont

This page attempts to give a complete picture of Education Funding in Vermont. It it MY understanding of how it works and is not "official" in any sense. I may be wrong. If you think so, please correct me. 

I have been interested in this topic since I was first elected in 2016 and have steadily gained knowledge about it. There is always more to learn

• Why so complicated?

• Overview of Vermont's Education Funding

• How education property tax bills are calculated

  • What is the Dollar Yield?

  • What are weighted pupils?

  • What is the CLA?

• Why we have the current problem

• How can we fix it?

  • This year - H.850

  • Beyond this year