Hurley school aid drops, Mellen rises

By RALPH ANSAMI

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The Hurley School District is one of 45 percent of Wisconsin’s districts that will see state aid shrink for the 2018-’19 school year.

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction said state aid will be down by $16,902 for the Hurley district, from $2,546,628 to $2,529,726.

The DPI has certified amounts each public school district will receive from the $4.656 billion appropriated for general state aid for 2018-’19.

Overall, it amounts to a $72.75 million (1.6 percent) increase in general state aids compared to last year.

General aid is based on a sch...