District overview
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
Viroqua Area School District serves about 1,030 students and is run by a seven-member elected Board of Education that meets the third Monday of each month. State aid and local property taxes pay for most of the budget, but a state limit caps how much the district can raise locally. Voters can approve extra spending above that cap in an operating referendum, and Viroqua has leaned on these in recent years.
Matt Tubbin is board president and Vicki Koppa is vice president. Dr. Jeremy Hill is the district administrator. Two seats were filled in the April 2026 election.
The 2025-26 annual meeting report put receipts at about $23.6 million: about 50% state, 43% local, 6% federal. Salaries and benefits were 63% of spending.
A $1.3 million-a-year operating referendum passed in April 2025 and ends after 2026-27. A $1.8 million-a-year, four-year question was on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot, and the 2022 capital referendum paid for the high school career and technical education wing.
The administrator described a $268,000 deficit in 2025-26 and $1.1 to $1.2 million in needed cuts for 2026-27, with falling enrollment and rising costs.
These figures come from meeting records and recording captions. The adopted 2026-27 budget document and exact vote counts were not collected.
The $1.8 million-a-year question replaces a $1.3 million-a-year referendum that voters passed in April 2025 and that ends after 2026-27. The district says it will help cover expected deficits, keep staff and fund small building repairs.
Local property taxes above the state revenue limit, per year for four years (voter approval)
The district faced about $1.1 to $1.2 million in needed cuts for 2026-27. It held positions open, offered early retirement incentives, took public input, and issued preliminary non-renewal notices to some professional staff on March 30. The board approved a 2026-27 preliminary budget on June 15 and put the 2026-27 tax levy on the agenda of an Oct. 26 special meeting.
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Viroqua Area School District
Wisconsin school board seats are filled at the nonpartisan spring election on the first Tuesday in April (April 6, 2027). The district's election page lists election information; the seats up and candidates for 2027 have not been published yet. Two members (Hohlfelder, Tubbin) were re-elected in April 2026.
Official source · verified Nov 10, 2026
Viroqua Area School District · $1,800,000
Voters were asked to let the district spend $1.8 million a year above the state revenue limit for four years, for non-recurring purposes. News reports say it passed with 51% yes and 49% no. It replaces the current $1.3 million-a-year referendum that ends after 2026-27.
Official source · verified Nov 10, 2026
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