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.
