§ 16025 School Facility Repayment Adjustment
This rule lets a school district that could get special state money choose to lower its yearly loan payments instead, by figuring out how many student spots it would have qualified for and using that to calculate an extra payment amount.
A small town school could have received state funds to build a new elementary school, but instead wants to cut its yearly loan bill.
The school board figures out how many student spots (eligible attendance units) it would have qualified for, multiplies that by the average cost per spot from the latest state report, then adds one‑twentieth of that total to the amount the state certifies for the district. That extra amount counts as approved debt service.
Eligible Facilities Cost = Eligible Attendance Units × Average Cost per Unit Additional Amount = (1/20) × Eligible Facilities Cost
The district would have qualified for 1,200 eligible attendance units. The latest report says the average cost per unit is $12,000.
Result: Eligible Facilities Cost = 1,200 × $12,000 = $14,400,000 Additional Amount = (1/20) × $14,400,000 = $720,000 The district adds $720,000 to the certified amount, and that $720,000 counts as approved debt service.
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§ 16025 School Facility Repayment Adjustment
Last verified: January 10, 2026