Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
Who decides for Deer Park schools?
Seven elected trustees govern the district.
Deer Park Union Free School District is governed by a seven-member Board of Education elected at large for three-year terms. The Board posts agendas, attachments, and minutes in a public archive.
Board
Seven at-large trustees make district decisions in public Board of Education meetings.
Public record
The district's archive combines agendas, supporting attachments, and minutes by school year.
Budget vote
The annual school budget and trustee election are decided by district voters.
Where the district stands
Board of Education membersverified
7 members
2026-27 budget votecontext
631 yes votes
The district reports 631 yes and 195 no votes.
Major projects
2026-27 district budget
Approved by voters
The Board adopted a proposed 2026-27 budget of $161,317,243 before the May 2026 public referendum; the district later reported the budget passed.
Next: The next annual budget-development cycle begins in October, according to the district's budget page.
Board agenda listed adoption of the proposed 2026-27 budget.
District budget referendum and trustee election held.
Funding
Annual school district tax levy and district budget
Local elections & school board members
Elections & votes
Board electionScheduled
Deer Park school board trustee election
Deer Park’s official district calendar explicitly announces the Districtwide School Budget Vote & BOE Trustee Elections for May 18, 2027, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Deer Park High School gym.
This draft summarizes the district's official Board and budget pages alongside the collected Board archive.
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We read every agenda, packet, recording, and set of minutes, and write up the decisions that affect families — each one linked to the document it came from.