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School districts that share
Small districts often share grades, teachers or staff with a neighbor. The state adds a little money for most kinds of sharing.
Whole-grade sharing, 2025–261
One district sends all its students in some grades to another district’s school. 23 agreements.
Two-way sharing
Each district takes some grades from the other: often one runs the middle school and the other the high school.
Extra state money for sharing, 2024–25
79 districts counted 82.7 extra students for shared students, teachers and staff, worth about $660,5282.
Statewide, each year
| Counted | Shared students | Shared teachers | Whole-grade sharing | Shared administrators and staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | 51.7 | 205.1 | 41.5 | 60.6 |
| 2016–17 | 55.4 | 181.5 | 41.9 | 0.0 |
| 2017–18 | 51.8 | 181.7 | 32.1 | 517.6 |
| 2018–19 | 40.1 | 185.1 | 4.1 | 211.1 |
| 2019–20 | 30.3 | 125.3 | 0.0 | 54.4 |
| 2020–21 | 35.1 | 123.1 | 0.0 | 164.7 |
| 2021–22 | 38.4 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 111.6 |
| 2022–23 | 38.8 | 74.7 | 0.0 | 195.8 |
| 2023–24 | 38.4 | 71.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2024–25 | 32.2 | 50.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |