Paradise Valley Unified School District is highlighting how Arizona schools receive and spend funding, including the potential consequences of the state's Aggregate Expenditure Limit (AEL).

In an Oct. 8 edition of Paradise 101, Assistant Superintendent of Business Operations Jill Barragan explained that approximately 75% of the district's formula funding comes from local taxpayers, with the state contributing the remaining 25%.

Barragan also discussed bonds, overrides and the AEL, a constitutional spending cap approved by Arizona voters in 1980. She warned that without legislative or voter action to address the limit, districts could face spending reductions exceeding 16% of their budgets, even when funding is available.

The district is encouraging residents to contact state lawmakers about a permanent solution to the AEL.