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Hillsborough school board adopts 2025–26 millage rates and $4.407 billion budget, citing added voted mill
Summary
The school board adopted a 6.34 total millage for 2025–26, including a newly effective voted 1.00 mill to fund staff salary enhancements and academic program expansions, and approved the district’s $4.407 billion budget.
Hillsborough County School Board members unanimously approved the district’s 2025–26 millage rates and the $4.407 billion adopted budget in a final public hearing Tuesday evening.
The board adopted a total package of 6.34 mills for fiscal 2025–26. That package includes the state-required local effort (3.092 mills), discretionary operating (0.748 mills), local capital outlay (1.5 mills) and an additional voter-approved 1.00 mill that takes effect this year and is intended to fund employee salary enhancements and academic program enhancements.
Why it matters: The additional voted mill accounts for most of the year-over-year increase in projected revenues. Finance director Jamie Lewis told the board the district projects $1.16 billion in local proceeds for 2025–26 (based…
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