The Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board of Education on Dec. 16 adopted its 2025 tax levy resolution and approved a series of routine governance items, including a residency determination and PTA fundraising priorities.

During a public hearing and presentation, speaker Joe said 84.6% of the district's revenues come from property taxes and reviewed how the levy is calculated: last year's property-tax extension ($141,291,879) is adjusted for a CPI cap (2.9% this year) and then divided by equalized assessed value to produce the tax rate; the county then adds new property-growth value. Joe said the district is proposing, excluding debt service, a levy request of $147,782,246 representing a 4.59% increase overall, and that existing properties would see an approximate 2.9% increase. He also said the district estimates about $30,000,000 in new property growth for the levy calculation and noted the county will adjust actual new growth as part of its processing.

Board members then voted to adopt the levy resolution authorizing district staff to submit the levy to DuPage and Cook Counties; the motion passed 6–0 with one member absent.

In related business, the board approved a resolution finding that two students (identified in board materials as G and H) were not residents of the district for the 2024'25 school year; that motion passed 6–0 with one absent. The board also approved its consent agenda (personnel reports, financial reports and FOIA requests) and a pulled donations item for York High School recognizing multiple community donors; each motion carried by the same 6'0aye tally with one absent.

The board approved the Parent Teacher Association annual fundraising priorities for 2025'26, and heard superintendent and cabinet updates on staffing and family engagement events.

What happens next: the adopted levy will be processed by DuPage and Cook Counties, which will apply official property-value calculations and adjust new-growth figures as required by statute. The board scheduled its next regular meeting for Jan. 20, 2026.