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Allen County Schools

Funding, board decisions, and projects in Allen County Schools.

Allen County High School, Scottsville, Kentucky — Ichabod · by-sa

Allen County Schools is balancing its FY27 budget with a major high-school athletic facilities project

Board-set tax rates and active capital construction

Allen County Schools receives local property-tax revenue and manages districtwide services through the Allen County Board of Education. Its FY27 budget work and athletic-fields project are major current decisions for families.

Local revenue

The board set FY27 property-tax rates for real property, tangible property, and motor vehicles on August 31.

Capital work

The athletic fields and facilities project moved from construction documents and bidding in March to contracts in June and payment activity in August.

Instruction and services

The board approved JEBMS mathematics materials, staff salary updates, SRO agreements, and an SEL Specialist for 2026-27.

Budget status

The board approved a tentative FY27 budget in May. A September working-budget agenda item has no later minutes available here to confirm final action.

What the public record shows

General-fund cash in March balance sheetverified

12,207,324.99 dollars

Balance-sheet snapshot, not annual spending.

Athletic-fields contracts awarded June 11verified

22,687,288.1 dollars

Minutes record contracts and purchase orders.

FY27 real-property tax rateverified

46.3 cents per $100 valuation

Minutes also set tangible-property and motor-vehicle rates.

Major projects

ACSHS athletic fields and facilities

Contracts awarded; project administration continuing

The board moved the project from construction documents and bid advertising in March to $22.69 million in contracts and purchase orders in June. August payment records show implementation activity.

Next: A later board record confirming financing, construction progress, and completion schedule.

Mar 24, 2026Board approved construction documents, BG-2, bid advertising, and a pay request.
Jun 11, 2026Board awarded $22,687,288.10 in contracts and purchase orders.
Aug 31, 2026Project payment record documents continued work.

Funding

June 22 agenda proposes $20 million in Series 2026 GO bonds plus $7.465 million building/capital cash; later board minutes do not confirm financing adoption.

Recent news

Information comes from official Allen County Board of Education meeting materials and district financial and project records.

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