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Palm Beach School Board unanimously adopts 6.321 mills and $5.9 billion FY2026 budget
Summary
The Palm Beach County School Board voted unanimously to levy a total millage rate of 6.321 mills and adopt a $5,899,706,636 district budget for fiscal year 2025-26. Board staff said state rules limit the board's discretion and noted property values rose 5.1% while per-student state funding increased 1.3%.
The Palm Beach County School Board on Wednesday adopted a total millage rate of 6.321 mills and approved the district's final fiscal year 2026 budget of $5,899,706,636 by unanimous votes.
Superintendent Michael Burke presented the millage resolution, saying the levy 'which the board recorded as 6.321 mills' would raise $2,271,641,302 in local revenue and is composed of 3.062 mills for required local effort, 0.011 mills for prior period adjustment, 0.748 mills for discretionary operating funds, 1.5 mills for local capital improvement, and 1.0 mills for additional operating funds. Burke told the board the adopted…
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