Unofficially, school districts in the north country have been shorted millions of dollars – for example, Watertown more than $12 million; Massena, more than $9 million; Carthage, more than $8 million; Indian River, more than $4 million; South Jefferson, nearly $4 million; Potsdam, more than a million; Lowville, close to $950,000 and Gouverneur, more than $750,000.