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Waterford UHS board approves preliminary 2026–27 budget, holds mill rate at 4.15 mills
Summary
The board approved a preliminary 2026–27 budget keeping the mill rate flat at 4.15 mills despite falling enrollment and a roughly $693,000 drop in state aid; administrators recommended using part of a $6.8 million fund balance to cover a $139,000 gap.
The Waterford Union High School Board of Education approved a preliminary budget for the 2026–27 school year at its June 15 meeting, keeping the mill rate flat at 4.15 mills. Superintendent Francois presented the plan, noting the administration "holds the mill rate flat at 4.15 mills" while adapting to lower revenue.
Francois told the board enrollment declined to 837 students and state general aid fell by roughly 15 percent (about $693,000), which originally produced a projected operating gap of $1.2 million that the administration reduced to $139,000 through adjustments including capturing Act 15 special education aid and shifting some costs to the Community Service Fund. The administration recommended bridging the remaining $139,000 gap using "the District's healthy $6.8 million fund balance." The motion to approve the preliminary budget was made by Dennis Purtell and seconded by Ashley Bzdawka; the board recorded all ayes and the motion passed.
