- Goldonna is 2% of the district population and is utilizing 7% of the district budget.
- Cost per student is over $26,000.00. (See Chart Below to Compare)
- Tax would only support 100 students at a ‘C’ or ‘D’ school. (See Chart Below)
- Many of Goldonna classes have less than 10 students (3-5 in attendance on any given day)
- Student population has declined every year for the past decade (and except 5) for the past 20 years.
- Last school that was closed in the parish had almost 3 times the number of students Goldonna does.
- If Goldonna did close, students would have more opportunities at another, larger school.
- The declining trend in population for Goldonna will not stop if the tax is passed, only making this tax ineffective and resulting in Goldonna closing anyway.
Many of the families in Goldonna send their children and grandchildren to neighboring school districts, but have the nerve to ask others in the Tax District to pay for their choice!
Paid for by the Citizens for fairness in Taxation
