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Tomorrow River School District

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

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How is Tomorrow River School District paid for?

Wisconsin revenue limits, with extra local operating money that voters must renew

Tomorrow River serves about 1,240 students in the Amherst area, including roughly 280 in two charter schools (a community charter school and a virtual charter school). Wisconsin caps how much a district can raise from state aid and property taxes together (the revenue limit). A district can go above the cap only if voters approve it in a referendum. Tomorrow River's current approval ends June 30, 2027, so the board asked voters on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot to renew $1.1 million a year for three years.

Property tax levy

Electors adopted a 2026-27 levy of $6,466,611.50 at the Oct. 26, 2026 annual meeting.

Referendum

$1.1 million a year for three years, starting 2027-28. The result was not in the records read.

Rising costs

Health insurance renewal is up 25% for next year, after an 8.5% rise the year before.

State aid concerns

The administrator told the board in Dec. 2025 that special education reimbursement was running near 35%, not the 42% promised.

The minutes do not give the total budget or per-student spending; those figures come from budget documents not read in full.

Where the district stands

Enrollment, Oct. 30, 2025 unofficial count (district plus charter)verified
1,239 students
2026-27 property tax levy adoptedverified
6,466,611.5 USD
Referendum amount per year (3 years)verified
1,100,000 USD
Board member pay per yearverified
2,400 USD

Major projects

Operating referendum renewal

On the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot; result not yet in records

Renews extra operating money so the district can keep programs; the current approval ends June 30, 2027.

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  1. Board begins referendum planning
  2. Special meeting with Nexus and Baird on scenarios
  3. Board picks three years at $1.1 million
  4. Board adopts referendum resolutions
  5. Election

Funding

Local property taxes above the revenue limit (per year, three years)

New K-12 math curriculum

In use in 2026-27

Math Expressions (K-5) and CPM (6-12) replaced older materials after teacher pilots.

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  1. Board adopts
  2. Staff report the new math is going well

Funding

Not stated in the minutes

Recent news

Voters reject $1.1 million-a-year school operating referendumNov 16, 2026Annual meeting sets $6.47 million property-tax levyOct 26, 2026Health insurance renewal up 25% for next yearOct 26, 2026Board takes over investigation of a complaint against staffSep 25, 2026High school considers a new Laude grading systemSep 21, 2026Board buys school safety softwareAug 17, 2026Voters asked to renew $1.1 million a year school levyAug 17, 2026More classroom sections added as enrollment growsJun 22, 2026
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Built from 16 sets of official board minutes and agendas (Nov. 2025 to Nov. 2026) on the district's BoardDocs portal, plus two state authorizer reports. The district's own website could not be read by this collector.

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