Levy FAQs

  • 1. The state's FY23-24 education budget includes a 16.4% funding increase for Idaho schools. So why does the CDA district need a $25 million levy?

  • 2. Since 2012, has enrollment at the Coeur d’Alene School District (the district) remained steady at just over ten thousand students?

  • 3. Is it true that since 2012 the district has added 151 new staff members to the payroll?

  • 4. Is it true that since 2012 the district administration staff has increased 139%?

  • 5. Is it true that district test scores have remained flat with only about half the students being proficient in math and English?

  • 6. Is it true that since 2012, the district’s budget has increased 79% while inflation has increased 31% over the same period (meaning 48% of the budget increase is due to bloat and not due to inflation)?

  • 7. Is the average supplemental levy amount in Idaho $2.4 million?

  • 8. If the current $20 million levy expires and the $25 million levy fails on May 16, how much of the district's funding will be lost?

  • 9. Why is the district so adamant that it needs the $25 million levy?

  • 10. How much funding does the district receive from the state?

  • 11. Why is the district asking for $25 million in the May 16 levy rather than just $20 million (the amount of the current levy)?

  • 12. What happens if the levy does not pass?

  • 13. Why is the levy so important for staff salaries?

  • 14. Budget and Fiscal Transparency

  • 15. Detailed Ballot Expenditure Listing

  • 16. What is a levy-based tax system as opposed to a rate-based tax system?

  • 17. Does the district live within its means?

  • 18. What has the district done with the federal ESSER COVID-19 relief funds it received?

  • 19. Does the Coeur d'Alene Public School District teach Critical Race Theory (CRT)?

  • 20. Why has CRT become such a topic of national conversation?

  • 21. How is the district's curriculum created and resources chosen?