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Waukesha School District hears preliminary 2025-26 budget; CFO forecasts 3.77% levy increase
Summary
At a Sept. 10 public hearing the Waukesha School District presented a preliminary 2025-26 budget that assumes an $11,650 per-student revenue authority, a projected 2% enrollment decline and a 3.77% tax levy increase; no public speakers signed up.
The Waukesha School District held its annual preliminary budget hearing on Sept. 10, 2025, during which the district’s chief financial officer summarized the draft 2025-26 budget and a projected 3.77% increase in the property tax levy. Mr. Clark, the district’s chief financial officer, presented enrollment projections, state funding changes and a timeline for finalizing the budget and levy in October.
The hearing “is to give the public a chance to provide some feedback on the status of the budget for this year,” Mr. Clark said, describing the process as having “one’s transparency and accountability” purpose as well as the administrative need to approve an interim budget so the district can continue operations.
Nut graf: Why it matters — The district’s final tax levy will depend on state equalization aid that the Wisconsin biennial budget and Department of Public Instruction (DPI) estimate; changes to that aid can shift costs to local property taxpayers. The district presented scenarios showing that the same revenue limit…
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