Board adopts a $228 million budget with a 2.44% tax levy increase

What happened

On April 21, 2026 the board adopted a 2026-27 budget of $227,993,621, up 2.44%. The tax levy is $132,569,124 (also up 2.44%). State aid is estimated at $77.85 million, down 0.17%. It uses $4.29 million of reserves and $2.79 million of fund balance, and sets aside $6.67 million for building projects. Voters approved it on May 19.

Why it matters to families

This is the district's main spending plan. State aid is flat, so taxpayers carry nearly all of the increase. The district says no programs were cut and there were no layoffs.

The evidence

The adoption slides show the revenue table; the Oct. 14 and May 19 recordings report the vote (623 to 287). Assessed-value changes announced in September later changed the tax-rate picture.

The source