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School District of Waukesha previews $223.2 million preliminary 2024–25 budget, projects 1% levy increase
Summary
At a public budget hearing, district staff presented a $223.2 million preliminary budget for 2024–25 that assumes a 1% property-tax levy increase amid declining enrollment, $15.7 million in facility investments paid from reserves, and a plan that could eliminate remaining bonded debt by 2026.
The School District of Waukesha presented its preliminary $223,200,835 budget for the 2024–25 fiscal year at a public hearing, with district staff projecting a 1% increase in the property-tax levy and emphasizing declining enrollment and one-time facility spending funded from district reserves.
Darren Clark, who delivered the budget summary, described the hearing as a community-feedback opportunity and said, "This work began last November and won't be finalized until late October when the board will act on the final property tax levy and, property tax levy and budget." Clark told the board the preliminary budget is available in print and on the district website.
Why it matters: Clark said enrollment has fallen from 13,143 students in a 2012 fall count to 10,899 this past year and the district projects an additional roughly 2%…
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