238 THE FISCAL PROBLEM IN MISSOURI 
The conditions requisite for the grant and the basis for aid 
are the same as for rural aid to a one-teacher district, except 
that there is no limitation as to assessed valuation. However, 
no district can receive aid in excess of $900 for its primary 
schools. The statute is not applicable to consolidated dis- 
tricts in which any incorporated village, town, or city is 
located. 
In addition to the two forms of aid to consolidated school 
districts, it is provided that the state shall contribute to the 
cost of a school building and equipment for a consolidated 
district to the extent of one fourth of the cost, with a 
maximum limit of $2,000 for any one district! Certain re- 
quirements must be met. 
State aid to high schools is also based upon assessed 
valuation.? In order to become eligible for high school aid, a 
district must fulfill six conditions: (1) the maximum levy of 
$1.00 per $100 valuation must be in effect; (2) an approved 
high school must be maintained; (3) a salary of at least $40 a 
month must be paid to each teacher; (4) non-resident pupils 
must be admitted on payment of a reasonable fee; (5) an 
average daily attendance of at least fifteen must be main- 
tained; and (6) the school must offer an approved course in 
agriculture. Information concerning the organization of the 
district must be furnished before any aid is granted. The 
grants are as follows: $800 per year to a district with an 
assessed valuation of less than $300,000; $600 per year when 
the assessed valuation is between $300,000 and $400,000; 
$400 per year when the assessed valuation is between 
$400,000 and $600,000; and $200 per year when the assessed 
valuation is more than $600,000. The aid granted may not 
exceed one half of the expenditures for teachers’ salaries in 
the previous year, and a district is not eligible for this form of 
aid if it receives any other special high school aid from the 
state. 
A special statute provides for the granting of state aid of 
$800 per year to a district that proposes to establish a high 
school. Such aid is granted only when it is shown that there 
is no school district in the county, the assessed valuation of 
LR. S. 1919, Section 11263. 2R. S. 1919, Section 11295.