Impact Aid: San Antonio Military School Districts Can Adjust to Reduced Federal Assistance

Abstract

The Fort Sam Houston, Lackland, and Randolph Field school districts were established as independent districts in the 1950's, when they began operating elementary schools constructed with federal funds. During the 1985-86 school year, the three districts enrolled 3,355 students. Most military families in the San Antonio area do not live on military installations, and the other 12 districts in Bexar County enrolled 11,508 children of military personnel, or 77 percent of all children of military families in the county. Because all three districts boundaries are the same as the military installations they serve, they are commonly referred to as "coterminous" school districts. These districts have no local tax base. Rather, they derive about half their income from federal impact aid payments and about half from the state of Texas through state education funds, which are provided to all independent school districts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1988
Accession Number
AD1150567

Entities

People

  • William J. Gainer

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • Human Systems

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  • Accounting
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  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
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  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
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  • Governments
  • Law
  • Military Families
  • Military Personnel
  • Money
  • National Governments
  • Students
  • United States
  • United States Government

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  • Education

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