Cara County, Verona: Difference between revisions

[[Cara Independent School District]] is the countywide public school district serving all of Cara County. The district consists of 231 elementary schools, 61 middle, and 53 high schools, as well as ten specialty campuses. All of district's 355 schools are fully accredited at rank ''Exemplary'', making it the largest district in the state to achieve a fully exemplary rating, earning the district the [[Verona Department of Education|VDOE Blue Star Honor]] in 2028. Cara County's Department of Education contributes about half of its local revenues on education. That being said, however, most of CISD's funding is from federal and state funding, with a small portion also coming from bonds and property taxes. For the 2030 fiscal year, 20 percent of funding was from local revenues and property taxes, 27 percent from federal funding, and 53 percent from direct state funding. When factoring in federal and local contributions in totality, per pupil expenditures are, on average, about €37,549.06 for each of its 331,850, which places it on par with other high income, high population counties across Verona. This gave Cara ISD a 2030 budget of $12.5 billion.

The [[University of Verona, Northern]] serves the northern tip of Verona and is located on the outskirts of the city of LaMarque. It enrolls approximately 44,000 students and offers 135 areas of study in undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs. It is the second-oldest school within the system, established in 1708 as the Northern Verona College. Its ₹5.7 billion endowment makes it the third-largest in terms of assets, while its enrollment makes it the fifth-largest school in the system. It is a large economic driver for the county, as well as the federal government, as many of its graduates go on to become contractors and employees for the fed, especially the Department of Defense.