District overview

Dighton USD 482

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

How Dighton schools are governed and funded

A small district funding a major elementary HVAC project

A locally elected seven-member board governs Dighton Elementary and Dighton High School. Kansas formula aid, local property taxes, and grants support operations, while general-obligation bonds finance the elementary HVAC project.

Local governance

The board adopts budgets, policies, staffing, calendars, curriculum, and facilities plans for both schools.

Operating funds

The September minutes record adoption of the 2025-26 budget and a 33% local option budget.

Spending gap

The collected minutes give selected project and contract amounts but not complete spending per student.

Capital funding

The board set a $1.1 million bond request for Dighton Elementary HVAC work and later authorized bond issuance.

The minutes document board actions and project milestones but do not include the full bond repayment schedule or final construction cost.

Where the district stands

Meetings representedcontext

14 meetings

Official records reviewedcontext

14 minutes PDFs

Elementary HVAC bond requestverified

1,100,000 dollars

Complete spending per studentcontext

Not stated in collected records

Major projects

Dighton Elementary HVAC bond project

Bond issued; construction underway

The board advanced the bond into issuance and reported that equipment had been ordered, with demolition planned for late May.

Next: Publish current construction progress, final project spending, and completion timing.

Dec 2, 2025Board called the bond election.
Mar 9, 2026Board authorized offering the bonds for sale.
Apr 1, 2026Board authorized issuance and opened the project bond account.
May 18, 2026District reported a tentative May 26 demolition start.

Funding

General-obligation bonds repaid through district taxes.

ZeroEyes security-camera software

Approved and installed

The board approved camera-based gun detection, and May minutes reported installation work.

Next: Report operational testing, renewal terms, and the post-grant funding decision.

Feb 17, 2026Board approved implementation 7-0.
May 18, 2026District reported installation progress and a grant-funded extension.

Funding

State grant for the first two years; stated annual cost afterward.

Complete chronological review of all 14 unique official minutes in the current trailing-year archive, using embedded text for 13 files and local OCR for one image-only bond record.

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