District overview

Ballard County Schools

Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.

How Ballard County school decisions are made

Board decisions are recorded in district-posted meeting minutes.

Ballard County Board of Education meeting minutes show the board adopting budgets, calendars, compensation schedules, and facility-project actions for the district.

Governing body

The Ballard County Board of Education acts through regular, special, and work-session meetings.

Budget actions

The board approved its FY26 working budget in September 2025 and a FY27 draft budget in January 2026.

Facility project

The board approved Health and Wellness Center design documents and then authorized bidding.

The available web copies are explicitly labeled by the district as unofficial; official minutes require Board Office access.

Where the district stands

FY26-27 across-the-board salary increaseverified

4 percent

2025-26 real and personal property tax rateverified

55.4 cents per $100 assessed value

Major projects

Health and Wellness Center

Final design approved; board authorized bidding.

Meeting minutes document approval of project design documents in November 2025 and final design and authorization to bid in January 2026.

Next: The reviewed minutes do not record a later contract award; future board action would clarify the next step.

Nov 17, 2025Board approved BG-1, BG-2, BG-3, and design development.
Jan 12, 2026Board approved final design/BG-3 and authorization to bid.

Funding

The reviewed minutes do not identify a final funding source or project total.

Reviewed all 19 collected district-posted meeting-minute PDFs from September 2025 through July 2026.

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