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for each one we expect the students to receive less funding per capita this year due to a marked increase in the school-age population

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Recent Examples of per capita Forbes also highlighted the low crime rate in Coeur d’Alene, as well as the Idaho city’s good air quality and number of primary care physicians per capita. Idaho Statesman, 13 Oct. 2025 According to Business Insider, Wisconsin ranks third and Iowa sixth in bars per capita. Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 Salt Lake City, Utah, was fourth thanks to its high searches for nerdy terms and high share of conventions and gaming stores per capita. Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 That’s the conclusion of a survey by WalletHub, a personal finance website and app, which analyzed more than 180 cities around the United States using 28 indicators of appeal, including the cost of groceries, affordability and accessibility of high-quality restaurants and food festivals per capita. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for per capita
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  • California would drop two seats and Illinois and New York would each lose one.
    Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • The House and Senate each passed the BBB by razor thin margins with most votes on party lines.
    Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025

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