River Falls 2026-27 levy set at $28.7 million; levy up over $2.2 million

What happened

At the September 28, 2026 annual meeting electors set the tax levy at $28,713,747. Staff said the levy rises by over $2.2 million because the state budget gave a per-student increase without new state aid, and because it is the last year of the voter-approved operating referendum. State aid is estimated at just over $21 million, down from last year. The estimated mill rate is 6.64.

Why it matters to families

Local property taxes are paying for the increase because state aid did not grow.

The evidence

Machine-generated captions of the annual meeting; the board adopted the original budget and levy on October 26.

The source