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University Place reports higher-than-budget enrollment; board told replacement EP&O levy will go to voters in February 2026
Summary
Superintendent reported September enrollment above the district budget projection and outlined a replacement Educational Programs and Operations (EP&O) levy process that begins with a required pre‑ballot review by OSPI and would ask voters to renew the existing rate in February 2026.
The district superintendent told the University Place School District Board on Tuesday that September enrollment exceeded the district's budget projection and that the district plans to ask voters next February to renew its Educational Programs and Operations (EP&O) levy.
"Today is the tenth day of the 2025–26 school year, and so we are underway," the Superintendent said, opening a report that combined enrollment, extracurricular activity, and levy planning updates.
The superintendent reported a September full‑time equivalent (FTE) enrollment of 5,381 and an actual head count of 5,473, compared with a budgeted FTE of 5,255. "So, once again, we are significantly…
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