District overview

Cypress Elementary School District 64

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

How does a one-school district of about 100 students make decisions?

A small K-8 district run by a seven-member board

Cypress Elementary School District 64 runs one K-8 school, Cypress Elementary School in Cypress, Johnson County, Illinois. NCES counts about 109 students. A seven-member board, elected at large, meets monthly, usually on the third Tuesday. It hires the superintendent, sets the property tax levy and adopts the budget. Most meetings are short, and the minutes record motions and votes but not discussion. High school students attend other districts, and the school shares sports teams with Buncombe Grade School.

Tax levy

The board held a hearing in December 2025 on raising its levy more than 5%, and has scheduled another for November 17, 2026.

Budget

The FY26 budget expected about $1.78 million in receipts and $1.47 million in spending, and the state form says no deficit plan is needed. The FY27 budget was adopted in September 2026 but is not posted.

Board change

Trevor Moore was appointed in August 2026 to replace Richie Oliver.

Thin minutes

Minutes list votes only. March, April and June 2026 minutes have not been posted.

Agendas and minutes are posted regularly in a public folder, which is more than many small districts do.

Where the district stands

FY26 education fund receipts (budgeted)verified

1,335,406 dollars

FY26 education fund spending (budgeted)verified

1,189,358 dollars

Estimated education fund balance, June 30, 2026verified

1,780,024 dollars

Board membersverified

7 members

Major projects

2026 property tax levy

Truth in Taxation hearing set for November 17, 2026

For the second straight year, the board plans a levy increase large enough to require a public hearing.

Next: November 17, 2026 hearing, then levy adoption in December.

Nov 18, 20252025 levy estimate adopted
Dec 16, 2025Hearing held; 2025 levy approved
Sep 22, 20262026 hearing set for Nov 17

Funding

Local property tax

The levy amount is not in the posted records.

Recent news

We read every board agenda and set of minutes the district posted to its public Google Drive folders for October 2025 through October 2026. That is 17 agendas and hearing notices and 9 sets of minutes. We also read the FY26 budget on the state's standard form.

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