Helena Elementary School District No. 1 v. State

In this action for declaratory judgment, plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of the 1985-86 method of funding public elementary and secondary schools in the State of Montana. The District Court for the First Judicial District, Lewis and Clark County, ruled in its primary holding that the system of funding violated the 1972 Montana Constitution.

The issues upon which we decide this case and our conclusions are:

1. Does Montana’s system of funding the public schools violate the education article, Art. X, of the Montana Constitution? We con-*47elude that the system of funding does violate Art.…