District overview
Beaver Dam Unified School District
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How is the district governed and funded?
The elected school board oversees this Dodge County district. Board policy calls for monthly meetings; the district also publishes separate operations and teaching and learning committee minutes. The district receives state equalization aid and local property-tax revenue; the July budget presentation describes these sources.
Adopted levy
At its October 26 regular meeting the board approved a 2026–27 tax levy of $21,684,328. The meeting captions do not reliably establish the expenditure total.
Early learning
In February the board approved an additional full-day 4K section at Prairie View for the 2026–27 school year.
School construction
The district is building a new middle school and renovating Washington Elementary as part of its referendum projects. October construction updates describe work in progress.
The November 9 meeting was listed on the district meeting page, but its linked agenda PDF could not be retrieved. Additional dates and current per-pupil spending were not verified.
Where the district stands
Approved at the October 26 regular meeting. This is the levy, not total district spending; auto-captions do not reliably establish the expenditure amount.
Major projects
New middle school and district referendum projects
Construction reported in progress October 2026The district reported ongoing middle school work and Washington Elementary renovations. As of October 15 it reported $1,711,660 and $1,873,714 in local contractor spending at the middle school and Washington respectively; these are not total project costs.
- Board approved a $71 million borrowing for the referendum projects.
- Board received a construction and local-spending update.
Funding
Referendum borrowing supports these projects. Local-spending figures are reported components, not the project budget or total spending.
Resources
Practical guides to school phone policies, district budgets, and administrator hiring.
Explore resources →Chronological review of 35 official minutes, 10 available recording transcripts and four policy texts; figures and unresolved gaps are described in context.
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