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Millcreek Township SD presents draft 2026 budget, proposes 4.3% tax increase and warns of $1.6M shortfall
Summary
At a board meeting, a presenter outlined a draft 2026 budget for Millcreek Township SD that includes a proposed 4.3% tax increase, staffing changes and investments in technology and transportation; after earmarks the district projects a true deficit of about $1.6 million for the coming year.
The Millcreek Township SD board heard a presentation on the district’s draft 2026 budget, where the Presenter said the plan includes a proposed 4.3% tax increase and projects a near-term funding gap once certain earmarks are counted.
“If we went to the Act 1 index every single year, we'd be generating $8,300,000 more in revenue a year,” the Presenter said, using a multi-year comparison to explain the district’s constrained revenue position relative to other Erie County districts.
The Presenter framed the budget around three facts: heavy reliance on local revenue, rising costs tied to special education and multilingual-learner (MLL) growth, and limited control over major drivers such as salaries and benefits. He said the district’s revenue mix is roughly 65% local, 33% state and 2% federal, with real-estate taxes comprising about 51% of revenue.
Enrollment trends and mandated staffing ratios featured prominently. The Presenter said MLL enrollment rose from about 1.4% in 2015 to 6.1% today and…
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