Public schools, including Hall, receive what percent of their funding from local property taxes?

• A. 50%
• B. 60%
• C. 75%
• D. 90%

Answer: (C)

Local property taxes are the main way many public schools are funded, because districts raise money from the value of the property within their borders and the tax rate set locally. In Hall’s district, roughly three-fourths of the funding comes from those local taxes, about 75% of the budget. The rest comes from state aid and federal funds. This reflects how school funding is typically assembled: local taxes provide the largest share, while state and federal dollars fill in the gaps and help address disparities between districts. If a choice suggested only 50% or 60%, that would imply a larger role for state or federal money than Hall’s funding structure, and 90% would leave almost no state or federal support, which is uncommon in practice.