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Rainier School District 13 adopts $19.8 million 2026–27 budget and sets property tax rate
Summary
The Rainier School District 13 board adopted its 2026–27 budget on June 8, approving a $19,772,628 total budget and imposing a permanent property tax rate of $5.436 per $1,000 of assessed value; board members cited PERS costs and reserves in budget deliberations.
The Rainier School District 13 board on June 8 adopted the district’s 2026–27 budget and set a permanent property tax rate of $5.436 per $1,000 of assessed value.
Board members voted to approve the resolution that was read into the record: “the board of directors of the Rainier School District 13 hereby adopts the budget for the fiscal year 2026 to 2027 in the total of 19,772,628 now on file at the district office,” the resolution text said during the reading.
The adopted appropriation breakdown announced in the meeting record included a general fund total of $12,116,465; special revenue funds totaling $4,350,697; debt service of $898,500; capital projects of $256,914; and a scholarship fund of $90,000, yielding the stated total adopted budget of $19,772,628.
Board discussion leading up to the adoption addressed the district’s reserves and the context for spending. Finance staff and other speakers had earlier noted a projected shortfall of about $1.38 million and identified rising employer PERS contributions as a key driver of increased expenditures. In that discussion finance staff said, “the cost of PERS is $700,000, which is roughly half of the projected 1.4 million 1.38 million shortfall,” language recorded in the meeting.
The resolution also included a technical correction to the tax-year reference before the vote; the board restated the imposition as for tax year 2026–2027. The motion to adopt the budget and related corrections was seconded and carried with the board stating, “Motion carries. 5 Z.”
The board completed the required local adoption step on June 8; staff noted that additional paperwork must be completed with the state by mid‑July (the record references a July 15 deadline for some filings).
What’s next: district staff will file the adopted budget documents with the state and finalize related paperwork. The board indicated it will continue to monitor PERS cost projections, reserve policy options and potential grant funding that has been used to offset some bond‑planning expenses.
