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School board adopts 2025–26 elementary and high school budgets
Summary
Missoula County Public Schools trustees unanimously approved separate 2025–26 elementary and high school budgets after a presentation on levy, revenue and fund changes, including a new tuition payment requirement created by House Bill 203 and an estimated $50,000 allocation for special‑education tuition for students turning 22.
Missoula County Public Schools trustees voted unanimously to adopt the district—s 2025—6 and 2026 elementary and high school budgets at their Sept. 2 meeting following a presentation by Executive Director of Business and Operations Denise Williams.
Williams told trustees the packet compared 2025 adopted figures with the 2026 projections the board was asked to adopt and explained key drivers: changes to assessed taxable value after recent state legislation, the mix of state and nonlevy revenue, and carryover balances from 2025 that are being reappropriated into the 2026 expenditure budgets.
The budget presentation said taxable value fell for the district despite rising market values because of legislative changes to residential…
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