Board sets the 2026 school levy; much of it is offset by a state credit

What happened

On October 29 the board set the district's property tax levy. Directors said about $77 million of the levy would be offset by the state school levy tax credit, and about $19.5 million goes to fund the state's special-needs scholarship program (a private-school voucher program), not MPS schools. The board also adopted an amended 2026-27 budget that day.

Why it matters to families

Property tax bills come out in December. The levy the board sets is not the same as what homeowners pay, and some of it does not stay in MPS classrooms.

The evidence

Statements by directors in the October 29 meeting captions; the budget page lists the October 29 amended budget adoption.

The source