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District presents proposed 2025–26 budget, recommends 4.8% tax index to offset assessment losses
Summary
District finance staff presented a balanced proposed general fund budget for 2025–26 that relies on a recommended 4.8% tax index (1.2515 mills) to generate roughly $3.25 million and outlined fund balances, bond timelines and planned capital draws including buses and turf replacements.
The Bethel Park School District presented a proposed 2025–26 general fund operating budget on May 13 that the administration described as balanced on paper and recommended applying a 4.8% tax index (an increase of 1.2515 mills) to offset assessment losses tied to changes in the county common level ratio (CLR).
The district's presenter said the 4.8% index would generate about $3.25 million in revenue and increase the millage rate to 27.3263. "One mill generates $2,590,000," the presenter told the board, and the median homeowner in Bethel Park would see an estimated tax increase of about $194 based on a reported median home value of $155,000. The presenter said the homestead exclusion will be about $297.
Administrators explained the recommendation in the context of a multi‑year decline in the county CLR. The presenter said the district has experienced a…
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