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Ralston Public Schools presents 2025–26 budget with levy cut, state aid dip and planned use of reserves
Summary
At a Sept. 8 special meeting and public hearing, Ralston Public Schools staff reviewed the proposed 2025–26 budget, outlining a roughly 4-cent reduction in the overall levy, an 11% certified drop in state apportionment and planned draws from cash reserves to limit property-tax impact.
The Ralston Public Schools Board of Education held a special budget hearing Sept. 8 to present the district’s proposed 2025–26 budget and tax request, during which district staff said they aim to reduce the overall levy while managing lower state aid and planned uses of reserves.
District finance staff said the proposed total levy is 1.1542 — a decrease of about four cents — and that the general fund levy sits near $0.92. Officials attributed the modest levy reduction to higher state payments this year and planned short-term draws from the district’s cash balance to temper tax increases for property owners.
Why it matters: The district told the board that certified state apportionment payments that fed the 2024–25 actuals were larger than typical and that the state-certified number for next year is about 11% lower than last year’s actuals. To avoid passing the full reduction to taxpayers, administrators proposed shifting some costs to the district’s cash balance and…
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