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Westchester board adopts $333.88 million 2025-26 budget, sets millage and homestead exclusion
Summary
The Westchester Area School Board approved the district's final 2025-26 budget, set county millage rates and accepted homestead/farmstead exclusion funds. The board also approved commitments and several capital-reserve project awards as part of the consent agenda.
The Westchester Area School Board approved a $333,879,004.99 general fund budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year and set real-estate millage rates for properties in Chester and Delaware counties at 23.3845 mills and 11.3681 mills, respectively.
The board also accepted state-provided homestead and farmstead exclusion funds that the district reported would equate to a $248.71 exclusion per qualifying property. The district's administration told the board the state provides those funds through gaming revenue designated for tax relief.
Why it matters: The budget and millage set district revenue and property-tax obligations for the coming school year and fund operations for 2025-26.
Most important facts: At the May 19 property and finance committee and again during the board meeting, administration staff reviewed the district's forecast and ten-year comparisons of mandated expenditures and state funding. The…
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