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Stanley-Boyd Area School District

Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.

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How is Stanley-Boyd Area School District paid for?

Formula-funded rural district with falling enrollment and a large 2026 building project

Like other Wisconsin districts, Stanley-Boyd is paid for mainly by state aid and local property tax under a state revenue limit that follows student counts. The board reviews enrollment, aid and revenue-limit estimates each fall and holds a budget hearing in October before the levy is set. A seven-member board elected by area runs the district under a policy-governance model, with monthly monitoring reports.

Enrollment

District counts were 1,068 in September 2024, 1,017 in September 2025 and 1,003 in January 2026. The September 2026 budget update said enrollment is down.

Tax rate

At the September 28, 2026 meeting the administrator said the mill rate is expected to go down slightly.

Health insurance

The 2027 bids on the October 2026 agenda put an Aspirus renewal at about $2.31 million, up 7%.

Building projects

A $2.9 million district office and secure entry project is under construction, and a new Open Doors alternative school building is planned.

None of this means the district is in financial trouble. The levy amount, the revenue limit and final budget totals were not in the text we could read, so this page does not state them.

Where the district stands

District enrollment, January 2026verified
1,003 students (head count)
District office and secure entry project budgetverified
2,897,510.06 USD
Open Doors facility construction bidverified
307,000 USD (up to)
Board members, elected by areacontext
7 members

Major projects

District office and secure entry project

under construction in summer 2026

New district and high school offices with a new main secure entry. Hoeft Builders won the bid 5 to 2 on January 19, 2026. CESA 10 reports monthly; the July report showed 23.6% complete and unforeseen site conditions causing delays.

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  1. Bid decision postponed
  2. Bid approved
  3. 23.6% complete
  4. Progress update and site tour

Funding

District funds (source not stated in collected files)

New Open Doors alternative school building

bid approved

The board bought a lot on June 15, 2026 and approved a Heartland Construction bid of up to $307,000 on August 17.

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  1. Lot purchase approved
  2. Construction bid approved

Funding

Not stated in the collected files

2027 parking lot and boiler replacements

planning and bids

The board hired CESA 10 for $41,250 to manage a 2027 parking lot project (September 28, 2026). Boiler replacement bids for Boyd school and the high school are on the October 26 agenda.

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  1. Parking lot management contract approved
  2. Boiler bids on agenda

Funding

Not stated in the collected files

Charter or Pathway status

under study

The board discussed charter school and Pathway status on April 27 and June 15, 2026 and said it will investigate Pathway. The October 19 conversation covered career pathway equipment costs.

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  1. Board directs study of Pathway

Funding

No cost stated

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Built from 154 board agendas, packets and approved minutes (November 2025 to October 2026) on the district's board documents site, plus the district's board page.

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