District overview
Metropolitan School District of Boone Township (Hebron Schools)
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How is Hebron paying for its new fieldhouse?
MSD of Boone Township runs three schools in Hebron, Porter County, with about 1,070 students. In November 2025 the board approved borrowing about $14.1 million through its building corporation and awarded contracts for a 28,218-square-foot fieldhouse at the high school. The 2027 budget advertises a 57% higher debt service levy, the fund that repays such borrowing.
$12,548,896.78 project
Total cost given in November 2025, covering construction plus an energy performance contract (solar, HVAC, roofing) with Veregy.
$14,120,000 in bonds
Approved November 11, 2025 as Boone Township Schools Building Corporation first mortgage bonds, series 2025.
Debt levy up 57% (advertised)
2027 debt service levy of $4,547,037, compared with $2,890,676 now; total levies $7,386,829 compared with $5,504,011. The state usually lowers the advertised figures.
Federal energy payment
$2 million received from the IRS in December 2025 under the Inflation Reduction Act, with about $500,000 still owed.
The advertised levy is a ceiling, not the final tax bill, and the district says the state usually lowers it. We did not see the bond schedule or the full levy history, so we cannot say how much of the increase comes from the fieldhouse bonds.
Where the district stands
Current levy $5,504,011.
57.30% above the current $2,890,676.
Approximate principal approved.
Elementary 499, middle 220, high school 353.
Major projects
High school fieldhouse
under construction28,218-square-foot building with two basketball courts, rollaway bleachers, batting nets, a wrestling room, locker rooms, concessions and rooftop solar. The brick matches the high school.
- Bid information presented
- Bonds and bids approved
- Floor poured
- Roof on, face brick going up
Funding
2025 building corporation bonds; energy performance contract
2027 budget and tax levy
adopted, awaiting state orderAdopted October 13, 2026 after a September 8 hearing with no public comment. The state Department of Local Government Finance will issue the final order.
- Authorized to advertise
- Public hearing
- Adopted
Funding
Property taxes and state tuition support
Elementary playground rebuild
underwayNorth and south playgrounds rebuilt in fall 2026, and a $60,000 indoor community play space funded by the Porter County Community Foundation.
- First $30,000 received
- Playground construction begins
Funding
Porter County Community Foundation (indoor play space)
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