Taxes in Nebraska > Users and Uses of Major State and Local Taxes > State Use > State Aid to Local Government > State Aid to Schools > DATA: State Aid to Schools as a Percent of Tax Resources
State Aid to Schools as a Percent of Tax Resources
| Year | State Aid to Schools | School Total Tax Resources | State Aid as % total resources |
| 1980 | $188,151,354 | $585,671,088 | 32.1% |
| 1981 | $192,864,983 | $629,804,963 | 30.6% |
| 1982 | $191,743,158 | $654,735,902 | 29.3% |
| 1983 | $192,034,058 | $702,626,985 | 27.3% |
| 1984 | $197,072,588 | $746,364,256 | 26.4% |
| 1985 | $198,890,199 | $794,465,372 | 25.0% |
| 1986 | $199,498,292 | $832,248,699 | 24.0% |
| 1987 | $200,983,843 | $862,104,024 | 23.3% |
| 1988 | $218,016,950 | $920,292,742 | 23.7% |
| 1989 | $315,016,982 | $1,036,126,425 | 30.4% |
| 1990 | $425,367,856 | $1,137,940,546 | 37.4% |
| 1991 | $511,573,296 | $1,202,433,570 | 42.5% |
| 1992 | $507,055,682 | $1,253,116,377 | 40.5% |
| 1993 | $511,004,637 | $1,343,849,140 | 38.0% |
| 1994 | $539,695,387 | $1,441,537,453 | 37.4% |
| 1995 | $559,808,123 | $1,507,386,591 | 37.1% |
| 1996 | $577,786,969 | $1,568,490,829 | 36.8% |
| 1997 | $601,185,237 | $1,597,044,143 | 37.6% |
| 1998 | $729,573,344 | $1,678,873,134 | 43.5% |
| 1999 | $736,727,577 | $1,745,498,085 | 42.2% |
| 2000 | $713,135,366 | $1,798,206,942 | 39.7% |
| Growth over the 20-year period | 279% | 207% |
*NOTE: Total growth in inflation and gross state product are offered here for comparison purposes with growth in the categories of state use of tax dollars. The growth rate in inflation over this period was 109% and the growth rate in the economy, as measured by gross state product, was 213%.