Greensburg Salem board approves 2026–27 budget with 1.83 millage increase

The Greensburg Salem School Board approved the district’s 2026–27 final budget at its meeting, adopting a 1.83 millage increase intended to balance the budget for the upcoming school year. The board recorded an 8–1 roll-call vote on the resolution; Mrs. Miller voted no.

School finance staff reported total expenditures of $54,766,457. The transcript contains an unclear revenue line; staff confirmed the budget is balanced with the millage increase. When asked "what the fund balance is," district staff member Allison said the projected unassigned fund balance for the 2026 school year is approximately $3,996,000 and that assigned balances were listed as zero.

Board members pressed staff on an earlier deficit. According to Allison, the board previously faced a $549,823 deficit; transitioning 12 students from a cyber charter program into the district’s Gold Academy produced a savings of $145,500, reducing the shortfall to about $44,323. That remaining gap was addressed in part by the 1.83 millage increase, staff said.

Members discussed homestead and farmstead tax relief as part of the Act 1 certification process. Staff explained that a state property-tax-relief line item funded by gaming revenue is certified annually and that the district passes the funding to eligible properties. The transcript records staff saying 5,599 approved homestead/farmstead properties would receive a $257 reduction in their tax bill as a consequence of that state allocation.

The board’s approval completes the district’s budget process for 2026–27. No further action dates tied to this budget were specified in the transcript.