1918-19 School Year

Did you know that the City Council, at its meeting on April 30, 1918, determined that the maximum city funding that would be provided to the Bristol City Schools during the 1918-19 school year was $18,000.

Factoring in the effect of inflation over the past 93 years since, that $18,000 contribution is equivalent to $269,000 in 2011 dollars.

And because inquiring minds want to know, the current city budget provides a total of up to $4.4 million to our schools in operating and capital support this year; plus another $2 million for school-related debt.