Impact of Measure 66 and Measure 67 on Wheeler County
By the Numbers
| Children in public schools: | 198 |
| People on the Oregon Health Plan: | 83 |
| Seniors and people with disabilities receiving long-term care (in-home, assisted living, nursing homes): | 6 |
| People who received an initial unemployment check in 2009: | 30 |
| Released criminal offenders under supervision: | 2 |
| Tax filers who make $250,000 or more (households) or $125,000 or more (individual filers): | Unknown – fewer than 10 |
What’s at Stake?
- $203,956.08 in K-12 school funding for Wheeler County’s 198 students – on average, $445.73 per student.
- Spray SD 1: $58,200
- Fossil SD 21J: $79,250
- Mitchell SD 55: $66,500
- A tax break for 30 unemployed people, who will receive a tax refund on the first $2,400 they received in unemployment benefits
