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Jackson Township School District presents tentative $160.7M budget after state‑aid cut
Summary
The Jackson Township School District presented a tentative $160,734,000 2026–27 budget that the district says is essentially flat (0.07% increase) but reflects a 3% categorical state‑aid cut and leaves the district tens of millions below the state's adequacy target; the plan would raise local taxes about $305 a year on the average assessed property, officials said.
At the March board meeting, the Jackson Township School District presented a tentative 2026–27 budget totaling $160,734,000 that the administration described as balanced and largely flat year‑over‑year but constrained by reductions in state aid.
“Negative 3% is the maximum cut the state said nobody should have to do more than that the last few years,” the presenter introduced by the superintendent said, summarizing the district’s state aid notice and its effect on the budget. He told the board the district’s categorical state aid fell by about $680,000 and that longstanding cuts have produced a cumulative shortfall compared with the state’s adequacy calculation.
Why it matters: the presenter said the district remains…
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