1994 1995* 1996* 1997 1998 1997 to 1998 Comparison
Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent Difference Percent
CATEGORY ($000) ($000) ($000) ($000) ($000) ($000) Change
TOTAL $3,718,653 100.0% $4,010,103 100.0% $4,293,010 100.0% $4,570,988 100.0% $4,722,586 100.0% $151,599 3.3%
SCHOOLS 2,095,900 56.4 2,253,126 56.2 2,432,250 56.7 2,604,374 57.0 2,696,536 57.1 92,162 3.5
State (Regular) 981,114 26.4 1,065,857 26.6 1,099,338 25.6 1,189,419 26.0 1,238,424 26.2 49,004 4.1
Local (Special) 1,114,786 30.0 1,187,270 29.6 1,332,911 31.0 1,414,955 31.0 1,458,112 30.9 43,158 3.1
Maint. & Oper 705,827 19.0 728,987 18.2 804,345 18.7 856,613 18.7 828,546 17.5 (28,067) (3.3)
Cap./Trans. Project 46,384 1.2 57,920 1.4 109,119 2.5 119,155 2.6 131,863 2.8 12,708 10.7
Bonds 362,576 9.8 400,363 10.0 419,447 9.8 439,187 9.6 497,704 10.5 58,517 13.3
COUNTY 731,015 19.7 788,654 19.7 819,822 19.1 848,889 18.6 871,955 18.5 23,066 2.7
Current Expense (Reg.)420,671 11.3 455,646* 11.4 471,824* 11.0 461,294 10.1 496,509 10.5 35,215 7.6
Other County Regular 37,924 1.0 42,354* 1.1 52,428* 1.2 89,727 2.0 68,879 1.5 (20,848) (23.2)
Road District (Reg.) 215,241 5.8 233,504 5.8 242,528 5.6 254,308 5.6 263,247 5.6 8,939 3.5
Diverted Road Funds 2,977 0.1 3,592 0.1 3,695 0.1 2,911 0.1 4,310 0.1 1,400 48.1
County Special 54,202 1.5 53,558 1.3 49,347 1.1 40,649 0.9 39,009 0.8 (1,640) (4.0)
CITIES AND TOWNS 470,309 12.6 503,424 12.6 549,395 12.8 588,632 12.9 631,522 13.4 42,890 7.3
Regular Levies 426,707 11.5 449,068 11.2 495,381 11.5 531,332 11.6 584,350 12.4 53,017 10.0
Special Levies 43,602 1.2 54,356 1.4 54,013 1.3 57,299 1.3 47,172 1.0 (10,127) (17.7)
DISTRICTS 421,429 11.3 464,899 11.6 491,544 11.4 529,093 11.6 522,573 11.1 (6,520) (1.2)
Total Regular 369,792 9.9 408,324 10.2 436,889 10.2 471,755 10.3 466,586 9.9 (5,169) (1.1)
Total Special 51,637 1.4 56,574 1.4 54,655 1.3 57,338 1.3 55,987 1.2 (1,350) (2.4)
Port General (Regular)60,045 1.6 48,453 1.2 53,031 1.2 55,334 1.2 58,166 1.2 2,833 5.1
Port Ind Dev/Bonds(Reg)9,108 0.2 23,378 0.6 24,438 0.6 24,447 0.5 23,709 0.5 (738) (3.0)
Port Special 0 0.0 163 0.0 121 0.0 133 0.0 144 0.0 11 0.0
Fire Protection Reg. 142,535 3.8 156,771 3.9 169,842 4.0 183,362 4.0 191,604 4.1 8,241 4.5
Fire Protection Sp. 17,140 0.5 20,110 0.5 17,918 0.4 19,622 0.4 20,984 0.4 1,363 6.9
Library Regular 78,468 2.1 88,705 2.2 93,485 2.2 103,249 2.3 112,953 2.4 9,704 9.4
Library Special 10,873 0.3 11,846 0.3 11,194 0.3 9,312 0.2 8,354 0.2 (958) (10.3)
Hospital Regular 14,636 0.4 16,700 0.4 18,195 0.4 20,365 0.4 22,986 0.5 2,622 12.9
Hospital Special 15,411 0.4 14,174 0.4 14,022 0.3 14,190 0.3 14,657 0.3 467 3.3
Emergency Medical Reg.57,023 1.5 65,522 1.6 67,858 1.6 74,603 1.6 46,153 1.0 (28,451) (38.1)
Emergency Medical Sp. 153 0.0 157 0.0 3,217 0.1 3,414 0.1 3,914 0.1 501 14.7
Parks Regular 6,479 0.2 6,993 0.2 8,235 0.2 8,414 0.2 8,875 0.2 462 5.5
Parks Special 6,267 0.2 8,048 0.2 5,925 0.1 8,220 0.2 5,424 0.1 (2,796) (34.0)
Other Regular 1,497 0.0 1,803 0.0 1,804 0.0 1,982 0.0 2,139 0.0 158 8.0
Other Special 1,794 0.0 2,076 0.1 2,259 0.1 2,448 0.1 2,510 0.1 62 2.5