District overview
Summit School District No. Re 1
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How is Summit School District paid for, and what changed this fall?
Summit School District Re 1 runs nine schools in Summit County, Colorado. A seven-member elected Board of Education sets the budget and policy and meets on Thursday evenings, usually twice a month, in Frisco. Like other Colorado districts, it is paid mainly through the state school finance formula plus local property taxes. In November 2026 voters approved Ballot Issue 4A, a mill levy override that adds about $5.9 million a year starting in tax year 2027.
New local money
4A adds about $5.9 million a year: $4.5 million for staff pay, $1 million for academics and $400,000 for career classes.
Cost to owners
About $54.50 a year for a $500,000 home and $109 for a $1 million home, per the district.
Pressures
The district cites declining enrollment, aging buildings and rising operating costs.
Board
Seven members elected at Colorado's odd-year November coordinated election. The next is Nov. 2, 2027.
The district says more funding does not remove declining enrollment or long-term building needs. We did not collect a budget document, so spending totals are not shown here.
Where the district stands
Major projects
Combine Breckenridge and Upper Blue elementary schools
Planning; opens August 2027The board decided to merge the two nearby elementary schools. Forty staff, family and community members sit on six transition committees.
- Naming committee presents top five names
- Board to consider a school name (November)
- Attendance boundaries and enrollment options (winter 2026-27)
- Combined school opens
Funding
No bond in fall 2026; no Upper Blue addition
Cost not stated in the collected records.
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Explore resources →We read the district's consolidation and 4A pages and machine transcripts of 12 board meeting recordings from August to October 2026. Agendas are on BoardBook, which we do not collect, and posted minutes end in June 2025.
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