Local tax support has more than tripled
The comparable local tax levy or tax-support line rose from $189.2M in 2020-21 to $625.3M in the 2026-27 advertised budget, a 230.4% increase across the published series.
Document status varies by year: the series combines actual, revised, proposed, and advertised figures from successive official budgets. It tracks the comparable budget line, not final household tax bills.
What changes in 2026-27
The budget grows more slowly than the local tax-support line. These operating-budget changes help explain that gap.
A 17.0% increase in budgeted local tax support is not automatically a 17.0% increase on every property tax bill. The final school tax rate also depends on the taxable-property base and each property's assessed value.
2026-27 budget flow
Where the money comes from and where it goes
External funding sources are reconciled against net appropriations after removing internal transfers so each dollar is counted once.
View all exact values
External funding sources
| Source | Amount |
|---|---|
| Local property tax support | $625,304,688 |
| Payroll taxes collected | $84,266,505 |
| Other unrestricted local revenue | $4,841,237 |
| Operating state aid | $128,974,263 |
| Federal Medicaid reimbursement | $921,881 |
| Budgeted fund balance | $98,245,713 |
| Capital reserve withdrawal | $12,739,608 |
| State-funded special revenue | $96,713,111 |
| Federal grants | $39,203,390 |
| Total external funding | $1,091,210,396 |
Net appropriations
| Use | Amount |
|---|---|
| General current expense, net of internal transfers | $338,561,737 |
| School-based budgeting | $378,124,230 |
| Charter school transfers | $210,155,190 |
| Capital outlay | $22,090,891 |
| Special schools | $1,031,091 |
| Preschool education programs | $90,239,197 |
| Other state projects | $11,804,670 |
| Federal projects | $39,203,390 |
| Total net appropriations | $1,091,210,396 |
The official budget reports $1,096,541,152 in gross revenues and appropriations. This diagram nets $5,330,756 of operating-to-special-revenue transfers once so the same dollars are not counted twice. Figures come from Advertised Revenues and Appropriations, pages 3-5.
Related archive: The superintendent contract debate, as documented July 16, 2026 ↗
Documents and reporting
Primary records are listed first. Reporting is included where the district's current notice does not disclose the proposed terms or describe the public debate.