Claremont School District v. Governor
New Hampshire Supreme Court
142 N.H. 462, 703 A.2d 1353 (1997)
- Written by Galina Abdel Aziz , JD
Facts
In New Hampshire, public education had three funding sources: (1) real estate taxes levied by school districts; (2) direct legislative appropriations; and (3) federal aid. On average, 8 percent of total funding came from direct legislative appropriations and 3 percent came from federal aid. Therefore, the real estate taxes comprised, on average, 74 to 89 percent of public-education financing. Some municipalities were taxed up to 400 percent more than others. Claremont School District (plaintiff) sued the Governor of New Hampshire (defendant), alleging that school tax was a unique property tax mandated by the state to pay for its duty to provide adequate education and that the public-education financing system violated the state constitution.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Brock, C.J.)
Dissent (Horton, J.)
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