Section 13-13-78 - Definition of terms used in section 13-13-79Terms used in § 13-13-79 mean:
(1) "Sparse school district," a school district that meets each of the following criteria: (a) Has a fall enrollment per square mile of 0.50 or less;(b) Has a fall enrollment of five hundred or less;(c) Has an area of four hundred square miles or more;(d) Has at least fifteen miles between its secondary attendance center or centers and that of an adjoining district;(e) Operates a secondary attendance center; and(f) Levies ad valorem taxes at the maximum rates allowed pursuant to § 10-12-42 or more;(2) "Sparsity fall enrollment," for sparse school districts with a fall enrollment as defined in § 13-13-10.1 of less than eighty-three or greater than two hundred thirty-two, is calculated as follows:(a) Divide the fall enrollment as defined in § 13-13-10.1 by the area of the school district in square miles;(b) Multiply the quotient obtained in subsection (a) times negative 0.125;(c) Add 0.0625 to the product obtained in subsection (b); and(d) Multiply the sum obtained in subsection (c) times the fall enrollment;(3) "Sparsity adjusted fall enrollment," for sparse school districts with a fall enrollment as defined in § 13-13-10.1 of at least eighty-three, but no more than two hundred thirty-two, subtract the fall enrollment from two hundred thirty-two.SL 2006, ch 75, §6; SL 2007, ch 95, §1, eff. Mar. 1, 2007; SL 2007, ch 93, §11; SL 2011, ch 87, §6.