District overview
Peshtigo School District
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How is Peshtigo School District paid for?
Like other Wisconsin districts, Peshtigo is funded mainly by state aid and local property tax under a state revenue limit. The district's annual meeting each October hears the budget and the board then adopts the budget and sets the operating and debt-service tax levies. Voters approved a referendum for the middle/high school building project; the district site says construction runs from October 2023 to August 2026.
Annual levy and budget
The October 26, 2026 annual meeting and special board meeting agendas list the budget hearing, the operating (Fund 10) levy, the debt service levy and 2026-27 budget adoption.
Short-term borrowing
The same agenda lists a resolution for short-term borrowing because state aid payments are delayed.
Refunding bonds
On February 9, 2026 the board considered selling up to $9,000,000 of general obligation refunding bonds to replace existing debt.
Building referendum
Voters approved a referendum for repairs and renovation of the middle/high school, including a four-classroom addition and a gym.
Levy amounts, budget totals and spending per student are not shown because the budget documents were not among the collected files.
Where the district stands
Major projects
Middle/high school repair and renovation
under construction, planned to finish in August 2026Replaces heating, cooling, plumbing, lighting, doors and windows, adds four classrooms and a gym, and updates classrooms, labs and locker rooms. The board toured the building on December 10, 2025 and May 13, 2026, and an August 12, 2026 update from PSI is on the agenda. A new parking lot was bid in May 2026 and a replacement bid approval is on the October 14 agenda.
- Construction begins
- Board tour
- Board tour and PSI construction update
- Building project update on board agenda
Funding
Voter-approved referendum
2026-27 budget and tax levy
scheduled for adoptionThe preliminary budget was on the July, August and October 2026 agendas. The board's October 26 special meeting lists the levies and budget adoption.
- Preliminary budget first listed
- Annual meeting and budget adoption agenda
Funding
State aid and property tax
Student personal device policy (#5136)
readings held May to June 2026First reading May 13, 2026 and second reading on the June 10 agenda. Staff device (#7530.02) and student technology use (#7540.03) policies followed in July and August.
- First reading
- Second reading listed
Funding
No cost stated
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