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Millersburg Area SD previews 2026–27 budget as rising health‑care costs drive deficit concerns
Summary
At a regular board meeting, district staff presented a preliminary 2026–27 budget that includes a proposed 3.3% tax increase and projects a mid‑six‑figure deficit driven largely by a projected 19.2% rise in medical benefit costs.
District staff presented a preliminary 2026–27 budget and told the Millersburg Area School District board that rising health‑care costs have pushed the district into a projected deficit and could force cautious spending decisions.
The staff member presenting the budget said the district is projecting a deficit (figures in the presentation ranged up to several hundred thousand dollars depending on reconciliation assumptions) and proposed a 3.3% tax increase to help narrow the gap. "Our medical benefits, 19.2% increase for next year, $386,000 increase," the presenter said, attributing the jump to recent claim performance.
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