More state funding means more raises for Great Bend teachers

Going inside the numbers from USD 428’s approved budget for the 2019-2020 school year, the charts show the Great Bend school district gave teachers an across the board raise of 4.5 percent. The district was able to give raises despite the mill levy remaining nearly flat from the previous year.

USD 428 Assistant Superintendent John Popp says Great Bend received more money from the state this school year.

“We have an increase in per-pupil funding from the state,” said Popp. “That should allow us to have more money to pay for raises. The issue always with that is if we have a decline in students, but Great Bend has been steady for a long time.”

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