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Jefferson City Schools keeps total tax rate unchanged at 4.7593; board approves levy rates
Summary
The Jefferson City Schools board approved an operating levy of 3.8565 and a debt service levy of 0.9028, keeping the district's total tax rate at 4.7593. Officials said assessed valuation growth and a smaller Prop C rollback roughly offset each other, producing an estimated $4 million revenue increase for fiscal 2026.
The Jefferson City Schools board approved the district's operating and debt service levies on a voice vote, keeping the total tax rate at 4.7593 for the coming year.
Sherry LePage, a district staff member, told the board that “the current calculation shows a rollback of 32.66¢, which is less than last year's 35.77¢” and said the lower rollback reflects slowing sales tax revenue growth. LePage said the voter-approved operating levy ceiling for JC Schools is 4.2142 and that assessed valuation increases reduced the calculated ceiling to…
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