Most taxpayers in Arizona pay between $4,500 to $6,000 in taxes per FTSE; Yavapai taxpayers pay $11,091
The Yavapai Community College District is flush with money from taxpayers. That was confirmed in an analysis released in the September report by the Arizona Tax Research Association (ATRA). In the special state-wide report on Community Colleges, ATRA provided a detailed comparative analysis of how much each Community College District is paying in total taxes per FTSE. FTSE is defined as the total semester credit hours divided by 12, which is considered to be a full-time course load.
According to the September ATRA report, “on average, the taxpayer effort per FTSE is just under $6,000” in Arizona. However, “the highest is Navajo CCD at $11,421 with Yavapai close behind at $11,091.”
The report also states that the Yavapai District’s “primary property tax levy per FTSE ranks highest in the state at $10,667, nearly double the statewide average.”
So Sedona and Verde Valley taxpayers, you now understand how the College can frantically spend millions of dollars on construction without seeking voter approval; it has a lot of money to spend.
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