Pottsgrove School District presents $83.4 million preliminary budget; balancing gap would exceed Act 1 index

Ron Linke, presenting the Pottsgrove School District—s preliminary 2025-26 budget, told the board the district currently estimates about $78.2 million in revenues and roughly $83.4 million in expenditures, leaving an initial deficit just over $4 million and a budget gap that would require an estimated tax increase above the Act 1 index to close.

"If we wanted to balance this budget today, that would require a 9.9% or 9 point almost 9.1% tax increase, which we cannot do since the limit is 5.3," Ron Linke said, describing the district—s current calculation and the board—s earlier action to opt not to exceed the Act 1 index.

Linke said the revenue estimate includes roughly 51% from local taxes, 25% from the state and about $1 million from federal sources, and that real-estate tax revenue is rising because assessed values increased. He identified a $2.9 million overall increase in revenues…