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Heartland Community Schools proposes $8.76M general fund; tax rate set at $0.561176 in notice
Summary
At a Sept. 18, 2025 budget hearing, Heartland Community Schools presented a proposed 2025–26 general fund budget of $8,759,910 and a total property tax request of $6,073,655, producing a proposed tax rate of $0.561176 per $100 of assessed value. Board President Tyler Newton opened and closed the hearing; no public comments were recorded.
Heartland Community Schools published its proposed 2025–26 budget and held a brief public hearing on Sept. 18, 2025. The district’s notice lists a proposed general fund budget of $8,759,910 and a total tax request of $6,073,655, which the notice says would set the district’s property tax rate at $0.561176 per $100 of assessed value.
Board President Tyler Newton opened the hearing at 8:00 AM and declared it closed at 8:02 AM. The hearing record states: “No public input was given.” The formal notice cites State Statute Sections 13-501 to 13-513 and directs members of the public to review the budget detail at the Clerk/Secretary’s office.
Compared with the 2024–25 budget, the district’s General Fund budget increased from $8,489,029 to $8,759,910. The district’s General Fund tax request rose from $4,394,444 to $4,992,965; the total tax request increased by $633,786 (11.65%). The notice also lists the rate that would levy the same dollar amount as last year as $0.526558 per $100 of assessed value.
District materials instruct citizens seeking more information to contact Heartland Community Schools at 402-734-4434 or jklein@heartlandschools.net. The budget detail is available at the office of the Clerk/Secretary during regular business hours.
