{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-15-943","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 15-943","heading":"Base support level","body":"The base support level for each school district shall be computed as follows:\n\n1. The following support level weights shall be used in paragraph 2, subdivision (a) of this section for the following school districts:\n\n(a) For school districts whose student count in kindergarten programs and grades one through eight is classified in column 1 of this subdivision, the support level weight for kindergarten programs and grades one through eight is the corresponding support level weight prescribed in column 2 or 3 of this subdivision, whichever is appropriate:\n\nColumn 1 Column 2 Column 3\n\nSupport Level Weight Support Level Weight\n\nFor Small Isolated For Small\n\nStudent Count School Districts School Districts\n\n1-99 1.559 1.399\n\n100-499 1.358 + [0.0005 x (500 1.278 + [0.0003 x (500\n\n- student count)] - student count)]\n\n500-599 1.158 + [0.002 x (600 1.158 + [0.0012 x (600\n\n- student count)] - student count)]\n\n(b) For school districts whose student count in grades nine through twelve is classified in column 1 of this subdivision, the support level weight for grades nine through twelve is the corresponding support level weight prescribed in column 2 or 3 of this subdivision, whichever is appropriate:\n\nColumn 1 Column 2 Column 3\n\nSupport Level Weight Support Level Weight\n\nFor Small Isolated For Small\n\nStudent Count School Districts School Districts\n\n1-99 1.669 1.559\n\n100-499 1.468 + [0.0005 x (500 1.398 + [0.0004 x (500\n\n- student count)] – student count)]\n\n500-599 1.268 + [0.002 x (600 1.268 + [0.0013 x (600\n\n- student count)] – student count)]\n\n2. Subject to paragraph 1 of this section, determine the weighted student count as follows:\n\n(a)\n\nSupport Weighted\n\nLevel Student Student\n\nGrade Base Group A Weight Count Count\n\nPSD 1.000 + 0.450 = 1.450 x =\n\nK-8 1.000 + 0.158 = 1.158 x =\n\n9-12 1.163 + 0.105 = 1.268 x =\n\nSubtotal A\n\n(b)\n\nSupport Weighted\n\nFunding Level Student Student\n\nCategory Weight Count Count\n\nHI 4.771 x =\n\nK-3 0.060 x =\n\nK-3 reading 0.040 x =\n\nELL 0.115 x =\n\nMD-R, A-R and\n\nSID-R 6.024 x =\n\nMD-SC, A-SC and\n\nSID-SC 5.988 x =\n\nMD-SSI 7.947 x =\n\nOI-R 3.158 x =\n\nOI-SC 6.773 x =\n\nP-SD 3.595 x = ________\n\nDD, ED, MIID, SLD,\n\nSLI and OHI 0.292 x =\n\nED-P 4.822 x =\n\nMOID 4.421 x = ________\n\nVI 4.806 x =\n\nG 0.007 x =\n\nFRPL 0.022 x = ________\n\nSubtotal B\n\n(c) Total of subtotals A and B:\n\n3. Multiply the total determined in paragraph 2 of this section by the base level.\n\n4. Multiply the teacher experience index of the district or 1.00, whichever is greater, by the product obtained in paragraph 3 of this section.\n\n5. For the purposes of this section, the student count is the average daily membership as prescribed in section 15-901 for the current year, except that for the purposes of computing the base support level used in determining school district rollover allocations and school district budget override amounts, the student count is the average daily membership as prescribed in section 15-901 for the prior year.","path":["Title 15 Education"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/15/00943.htm","current_through":"57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (effective 2027-01-01); mirror section count 24991","vintage":"2026-09-15","retrieved_at":"2026-10-26T05:51:13Z","sha256":"21fdb6b4ef5cad10bfaac3ac796f09209750b33c35306cd0ae36cf89aa0b0221","source_id":"us-az","stale":false,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-15-941","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-15-943.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}