# N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-27-01: 15.1-27-01. Payments to school districts - Distribution

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## Section

- **Citation:** N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-27-01
- **Heading:** 15.1-27-01. Payments to school districts - Distribution
- **Jurisdiction:** North Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-27 / Section 15.1-27-01

## Text

15.1-27-01. Payments to school districts - Distribution

1. The superintendent of public instruction shall estimate the total state payments to

which a school district is entitled each year.

2. The superintendent of public instruction shall pay each district ten percent of the

amount determined under subsection 1, within the limits of legislative appropriation, on

or before August first and September first of each year. The superintendent shall pay

each school district twenty percent of that amount, within the limits of legislative

appropriation, on or before October first of each year.

3. The superintendent of public instruction shall estimate the amount that, in addition to

the payments already made, is necessary to constitute the remainder of the amount

due each district for the current school year.

4. On or before November first, the superintendent of public instruction shall pay to each

district, within the limits of legislative appropriation, an amount that, in addition to the

above payments, constitutes sixty percent of the sum due under this chapter.

5. On or before the first day of December, January, February, March, and April, payments

equal to twenty percent of the total remaining payments must be made to each district.

6. If funds appropriated for distribution to districts as state aid become available after

April first, the superintendent of public instruction shall distribute the newly available

payments on or before June thirtieth.

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