District overview
Brown Deer School District
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How is Brown Deer governed and funded?
A seven-member elected school board governs the district. State school aid and local property taxes support district operations. The board reviewed a preliminary budget and placed operating and capital questions on the November 2026 ballot.
Operating proposal
The board placed an operating question of up to $2.8 million per year for five years on the November 3 ballot. The result and later certification are not established by the collected board records.
Capital proposal
A separate question sought authority for up to $35 million in bonds. September presentations described conceptual projects, with final decisions to be discussed after the election.
School meals
On June 23 the board approved entering a one-year Community Eligibility Provision trial for 2026–27. Captions describe it as subject to further approval and support; subsequent implementation was not verified.
The current final all-fund spending total, certified levy and actual spending per pupil were not established in the reviewed records.
Where the district stands
September 18 preliminary registration; not the final audited pupil count.
Proposed annual nonrecurring authority for five years; election outcome not established by the collected records.
Major projects
District facilities referendum projects
Conceptual projects discussedThe board considered conceptual facilities improvements tied to a proposed capital referendum. The September minutes say final project decisions would be discussed after the election.
- Board places a capital referendum question on the ballot
- Board hears conceptual designs
Funding
Proposed bonds, subject to referendum and later decisions
The ballot question sought up to $35 million; the reviewed records do not establish certified results or final contracts.
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