Blair school board approves $68.77 million 2025-26 budget and sets levy at $0.756182

The Blair Community Schools Board of Education approved a $68,772,308 budget for the 2025-26 school year and adopted a tax request resolution setting a total levy of $0.756182 during a special meeting Sept. 22 at district headquarters in Blair.

The budget vote and tax request matter because they determine the district's authorized spending across funds and the property tax rates that will appear on Washington County tax rolls. The adopted budget allocates $38,875,819 for the General Fund and lists detailed totals for other funds; the tax request resolution set General Fund requests at $18,270,960, Bond Fund at $2,000,915 and Special Building Fund at $2,442,820, for a combined tax request of $22,714,695.

Board members first considered two failed motions to adopt…