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Keene School District presents $79.1 million proposed budget; board approves Article 1, 8-0
Summary
The Keene School District on Jan. 21 held a public hearing on its proposed $79,100,705 operating budget for fiscal 2025–26, explained revenue and default-budget calculations, heard multiple public comments focused on special education caseloads and workload modeling, and the Board of Education voted 8-0 to recommend Article 1.
The Keene School District Board of Education on Jan. 21 opened a public hearing and presented a proposed operating budget of $79,100,705 for fiscal year 2025–26 and explained the district’s default-budget calculation and projected tax impact.
The hearing reviewed the district’s budget process and drivers: declining enrollment, contractual obligations, special-education costs and transportation. Tim Rohrer and other SAU staff explained that the default budget — the amount the district would operate under if voters reject the proposed budget — was calculated at $77,560,536 as of the presentation. Finance staff said the proposed operating budget represents roughly a $2.2 million (about 3 percent) increase over the current year; the estimated local school tax-rate impact shown in the presentation was about $1.09 per $100,000 of assessed value…
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