District overview

Bonner Springs/Edwardsville USD 204

How the elected board funds USD 204 schools and what is changing.

Who makes district decisions?

An elected board sets policy, budgets, taxes, and facility priorities

The USD 204 Board of Education governs Bonner Springs and Edwardsville schools. State aid and local property taxes fund operations, while the board approves budgets, tax rates, contracts, policy, and capital work.

Local tax rate

The board published a proposed 52.689-mill rate for 2026-27, above the 50.01-mill revenue-neutral rate.

Special education shift

USD 204 approved its own special education department for 2026-27 after the county cooperative ended.

Operating funding

State aid and locally collected property taxes support district services and schools.

Spending gap

Comparable total spending per student is not stated in the available district records.

A slightly lower mill rate can still raise more property-tax money when assessed property values increase.

What is on the public record

Proposed property-tax rateverified

52.689 mills

Revenue-neutral rateverified

50.01 mills

Comparable spending per studentcontext

Not reported not available

Available district records do not pair total spending and enrollment on a matching basis.

Major projects

District-run special education department

Approved for 2026-27

USD 204 is moving special education services from the county cooperative into a stand-alone district department.

Next: Launch district-run services and the leased transportation fleet during 2026-27.

Jun 15, 2026Board Beat recorded state approval of the cooperative dissolution and district approval of the new department.

Funding

Five-year leases for six buses; the district expects about 80% state reimbursement

Summer school facility improvements

Projects reported complete

Work included Bonner Springs Elementary reconfiguration, chimney and parking work, plus de-escalation rooms at Delaware Ridge and Edwardsville elementary schools.

Next: Confirm the renovated spaces and parking work remain in service during the school year.

Aug 17, 2026The Board Beat reported the summer projects completed.

Funding

District capital and project funds; a total was not stated in the collected recap

Recent news

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