Alpine District Debt

The Utah Taxpayers Association compares the finances of districts across the state every year.  Alpine District is growing, and there is a need to build new schools for the 3000 new students that attended school in 2012-2013. If you look at the amount of interest paid per student, Alpine is at or below the level of most large districts in the state.

Utah School District Comparison 2010 - 2011

School Districts	Enrollment	Instruction Expense per student	As percentage of general fund	Interest on Debt per student
Salt Lake	23,960	5,124	69%	1,093
Wasatch	5,089	5,241	72%	578
Tooele	13,439	4,230	70%	429
Washington	25,671	4,341	68%	381
Ogden	12,568	3,865	53%	317
Iron	8,483	4,334	71%	293
Nebo	29,136	3,864	65%	269
Davis	66,019	4,063	70%	267
Alpine	66,044	3,878	72%	258
Uintah	6,683	4,080	65%	249
Cache	15,409	4,410	70%	237
Canyons	33,469	3,914	64%	189
Box Elder	11,187	4,083	69%	184
Provo	13,376	5,123	74%	167