Idaho District Rakes In 'Chunk of Money' From Tribal Casino

Superintendent Robert W. Singleton sometimes finds it hard not to dream too big.

In addition to the state and federal dollars his 569-student district in the Idaho Panhandle receives, it also shares in the profits generated by the neighboring Coeur dAlene Tribal Bingo Casino.

This year, the Plummer-Worley school district's draw totaled $202,000, nearly 5 percent of the district's $4 million annual budget and 2.5 percent of the roughly $8 million the...

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