§ 15.1-29-12 — Tuition payments - Determination

1. Except as provided in section 15.1-29-13, a school district sending a student to
another district for purposes of education shall pay the full cost of education per
student incurred by the admitting district.
2. a. The admitting district shall determine the cost of education per student for its
kindergarten, elementary, and high school students on the basis of its average
daily membership and those expenditures permitted in determining the cost of
education per student in section 15.1-27-03.
b. To the cost of education per student, the admitting district shall add the latest
available statewide average per student cost for extracurricular activities and the
state average capital outlay per student. The state average capital outlay per
student is determined by dividing the total of all school districts' annual
expenditures for sinking and interest funds, tax receipts to the building funds, and
general fund expenditures for capital outlay by the average daily membership of
the state.
c. The admitting district shall subtract the following from the amount arrived at under
subdivision b:
(1) The per student payment multiplied by the admitting district's school size
weighting factor; and
(2) Any credit for taxes paid to the admitting district by the student's parent.
d. The amount remaining is the full cost of education per student incurred by the
admitting district. The tuition amount payable for the individual student is the
lesser of:
(1) The full cost of education per student incurred by the admitting district; or
(2) One hundred fifty percent of the state average full cost of education per
student.
e. Admitting school districts shall charge the tuition amount payable determined in
subdivision d multiplied by two hundred percent or four thousand dollars,
whichever is greater, if the admitting school district:
(1) Is located in an oil-producing county;
(2) Is eligible to receive gross production tax revenue in lieu of property taxes;
(3) Is located in cities with populations over twenty-four thousand;
(4) Has a tax base fewer than twenty square miles;
(5) Levies greater than sixty mills for local property taxes;
(6) Has student enrollments of greater than four thousand;
(7) Has average student growth of over two hundred per year over the
preceding five years;
(8) Uses portable classrooms; and
(9) Has enrollment exceeding school facility capacity.
3. This section does not affect the right of a school board to charge and collect tuition
from students who are not residents of this state, in accordance with section
15.1-29-02.