2026-27 budget adopted; tax rate set at $0.9128

What happened

On August 31, 2026 the board adopted the 2026-27 budget and set the 2026 tax rate at $0.9128 per $100 of value: $0.6128 for operations and $0.3000 for bond debt. The budget page in the scanned minutes lists about $10.9 million in local revenue, $4.4 million from the state and $387,500 in federal money. All 7 trustees voted yes.

Why it matters to families

The tax rate sets what property owners pay. The district relies mostly on local property taxes.

The evidence

The August 31, 2026 minutes record the motion to "levy or set the tax rate on $100 valuation for the District for the tax year 2026 at a total tax rate of $.9128" with "$.6128 for the purpose of maintenance and operations, and $.3000 for the purpose of payment of principal and interest on debts," passed 7-0. The adopted budget table lists Local and Intermediate Sources of $10,944,539, State Program Revenues of $4,396,233 and Federal Program Revenues of $387,500. The minutes are a scanned copy, and some budget figures cannot be read.

The source