Board sets 2026-27 tax levy at $55.4 million and adopts budget

What happened

On October 26 the board certified a 2026-27 property tax levy of $55,394,421 and a tax rate of $6.61 per $1,000 of value, and approved a final budget with $79.2 million in revenue and $78.7 million in spending.

Why it matters to families

This sets what property owners pay for schools next year. The earlier proposed rate was $6.88, so the final rate came in lower.

The evidence

The Oct. 26, 2026 minutes record the roll call vote on the levy and the budget totals; the proposed budget book gave a $55,072,416 levy and $6.88 rate in the summer.

The source