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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The breakup of Utah's largest school district is looking like a very expensive divorce.
So far the tab is $33 million -- exceeding by $7 million the combined annual spending of the state's five smallest districts.
East Salt Lake County residents voted in 2007 to leave the Jordan School District and form their own Canyons School District.
According to a review of records by The Salt Lake Tribune, about $3 million covers the cost of a legal battle over Jordan's assets. The rest is for hiring and relocation of Jordan's central offices.
Some say it's only the beginning.
Jordan will lose its rich property tax base this summer, meaning 41 percent less in per-student funding. That has officials considering a property tax hike of 50 to 100 percent.
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Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune
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