Franklin-Williamson Regional Superintendent of Schools Matt Donkin’s office has received the payment of the Franklin County School Facilities Sales Tax for the sales month of August 2012. The amount received was $200,834.07.
This money is divided and distributed to school districts with territory in Franklin County, based on the numbers of students enrolled in each district. The funds come from a 1 percent sales tax passed by Franklin County voters. Including the August payment, more than $1.6 million has been collected since the tax went into effect on Jan. 1, 2012.
The August sales tax money will be divided among area school districts as follows:
- Akin CCSD 91: $2,917.99
- Benton CCSD 47: $34,476.73
- Benton CHSD 103: $18,618.07
- Christopher CUSD 99: $27,498.91
- Ewing-Northem CCSD 115: $6,660.64
- Frankfort CUSD 168: $57,313.20
- Sesser-Valier CUSD 196: $22,868.19
- Thompsonville CUSD 174: $9,832.37
- Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188: $19,759.89
- Hamilton County CUSD 10: $634.34
- Herrin CUSD 4: $253.74
