District overview

Marshalltown Community School District

How Marshalltown schools are governed, funded, and changing.

Alfonso Medina, Jr. speaking with supporters of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren at a town hall at Fisher Elementary School in Marshalltown, Iowa.

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What shapes the district budget?

State formula funding, local property taxes, and voter-authorized borrowing

Marshalltown receives Iowa school-formula funding and uses local property-tax and bond authority for operating needs and large capital projects. During this review the Board adopted the fiscal-year 2027 certified budget and advanced a substantial general-obligation bond issue.

The adopted levy increased

The Board approved a property-tax rate of $17.96896 per $1,000 valuation for the 2026-2027 certified budget.

Capital borrowing is substantial

The Board authorized approximately $53.37 million in general-obligation bonds and related tax repayment authority.

Budget pressure affects operations

The April budget discussion said the district had already made $2 million in reductions and cited special-education and English-learner costs as drivers of the levy.

The recording transcripts do not provide one audited, line-item account of all district revenues and expenditures, so the figures should not be combined into a full budget total.

What is on the public record

Official Board recordings reviewedverified

13 recordings

Approved fiscal-year 2027 property-tax rateverified

17.969 dollars per $1,000 valuation

Comparable spending per studentcontext

not stated data gap

The reviewed recording transcripts do not provide one current audited spending total paired with a matching enrollment denominator.

Major projects

Miller Middle School project

Construction and technology contracts approved

The Board approved construction contracts and bonds in March and technology, audiovisual, and security contracts in June for the Miller Middle School project.

Next: Later Board actions should document construction progress, change orders, and final costs.

Mar 2, 2026The Board reviewed project bid results and remaining rebids.
Mar 23, 2026The Board approved project construction contracts and bonds.
Jun 15, 2026The Board awarded technology, audiovisual, and security contracts.

Funding

General-obligation and other capital financing discussed across the recordings.

The reviewed captions do not support assigning the entire bond authorization to this single project.

Learning Academy and Virtual Academy relocation

Building transfer approved

The Board approved transferring Marshalltown Learning Academy and Marshalltown Virtual Academy from the high-school building.

Next: Families should watch for the implementation location and timing in later district communications.

May 18, 2026The Board approved the building transfer on a 7-0 vote.

Funding

Not stated in the reviewed recording transcript.

The transcript establishes the decision but not a complete relocation cost.

Recent news

Thirteen official district-channel Board recording transcripts were reviewed chronologically and reconciled to thirteen source-linked reports.

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