State Public School Building Fund   
1996-97
The State Public School Building Fund was created to provide state funds for the capital improvement of schools in the State. Such capital improvements include the cost of erecting, repairing, equipping, remodeling and enlarging school buildings and related facilities.

The financial structure of the State Public School Building Fund is made up of three interlocking, yet distinct features: (1) annual grants to school districts; (2) legislative funding of the program; and (3) state school bonds. The Mississippi Board of Education approved building projects as follows during 1996-97:
 
Number Approved Total Cost Public School Building Funds
Long Range Plans 47 $171,655,362
Applications 78 30,037,905 $13,041,155
Supplementary Applications 15 1,921,525
Contracts 55 29,621,956 10,680,832
Change Orders 127 1,366,559 5,631
Final Project Approvals 71 24,182,713 11,538,922
Project Cancellations 9 1,905,910 1,029,681
Additional support for capital improvement of schools has been provided on the local level through local bond elections. The following shows the results of local bond elections during 1996-97:
 
School Year School District Amount Passed/Failed Percentage of Voters   

For / Against

1996-97 Coahoma Co. $ 6,500,000.00 Passed 73% / 27%
Hancock Co.  20,000,000.00 Passed 64% / 36%
Bay St. Louis-Waveland 9,000,000.00 Passed 75% / 25%
Harrison Co. 23,000,000.00  Passed 73% / 27%
Pass Christian 10,100,000.00 Passed 69% / 31%
JacksonCo. 13,800,000.00 Passed 84% / 16%
West Jasper 6,400,000.00 Failed 32% / 68%
Canton 6,230,000.00 Passed 78% / 22%
Pearl River Co. 5,100,000.00 Passed 70% / 30%
Pearl Public 7,000,000.00  

2,400,000.00

Passed  

Failed

64% / 36%  

58% / 42%

Lincoln Co. 5,288,000.00 4 Propositions
Proposition #1 3,500,000.00 Failed 53% / 47%
Proposition #2 1,488,000.00 Passed 64% / 36%
Proposition #3 200,000.00 Passed 65% / 35%
Proposition #4 100,000.00 Failed 52% / 48%
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