A Message from the Superintendent

August 15, 2023

Welcome back to another school year at Vaughn Elementary. I want to take this opportunity to communicate some news about our school budget for the upcoming school year. The school board adopted the budget at a special meeting on August 14, 2023. The trustees are pleased to let the district taxpayers know the budget includes a significant decrease in school mills being levied on the district. Mills for budgeted funds decreased by 30.44 as compared to last year.

While the opportunity existed to permissively levy that amount of mills and keep things the same as last year, the trustees opted to give some tax relief to the taxpayers. This relief comes at a time when people are anticipating property tax increases from other sources. 

The decrease in mills equates to savings in an approximate amount of $41.09 on a $100,000 home, $123.28 on a $300,000 home, and $246.56 on a $600,000 home.

Operating with fiscal responsibility combined with an increase in taxable valuation within  the district boundaries has created this opportunity for tax relief while also being able to increase the budget authority to financially operate the district and continue to provide a quality education for the district’s students.

If you have any questions about the budget or district operations, please feel free to contact me at the school. I am normally available at the school on Mondays and Tuesdays and work remotely at other times.

Sincerely

Loren Dunk, Superintendent

Vaughn Elementary District #74