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North Pocono board adopts $70.77 million budget and approves millage increase; vote 7-1
Summary
The North Pocono School District board adopted a $70,774,009.38 final budget for 2025–26 and approved the district millage after a 7-1 vote. District officials said the levy will raise typical household tax bills in Lackawanna and Wayne counties by roughly $163.44 and $56.78 respectively; homestead credits will increase modestly.
The North Pocono School District Board of Education adopted the proposed final 2025–26 budget of $70,774,009.38 and approved the school district millage following separate 7-1 roll-call votes at the board’s May monthly meeting.
Board members said the budget represents an increase of $2,089,403 over the current year and that the district made the proposed final budget available for public inspection on the school website. Officials also told the public the adopted millage would raise the typical household tax bill in Lackawanna County by about $163.44 and by about $56.78 for a typical household in Wayne County. The board noted an increase in the Homestead and Farmstead Property Tax credit of roughly $45 for participating properties compared with the prior year.
The budget motion and the millage motion each passed on formal roll call. The board clerk recorded the budget vote as 7 in favor, 1 opposed; the millage passed by the same margin. The board did not alter the proposed final budget before adoption.
District finance staff and board members said the adopted budget will take effect with the 2025–26 fiscal year beginning July 1; the district will use a combination of tax revenues and fund balance to present a balanced budget. The detailed budget document and related attachments are posted on the district website for public review.
The board also approved routine financial motions at the meeting, including financial reports, payment of general fund bills and capital project fund disbursements, and appointments related to tax collection and banking.
Public comment at the meeting raised questions about the district’s fund balance and the impact of staffing decisions on educational offerings and costs. Those comments were addressed separately by the board during the meeting but did not change the board’s vote on the budget or millage.
The district said it will publish the adopted budget and the millage resolution online and continue routine reporting to the public on fiscal matters.
