Wisconsin Heights budget to increase by 6 percent, mill rate drops

Wisconsin Heights will see their budget grow from $9.2 million this year to a projected $9.9 million for the 2021-22 school year. This will lead to a 6.64 percent increase in the levy and consequently for taxpayers. Between 2019 and 2020 the levy increased by 14 percent. This puts the mill rate at $11.50 per hundred thousand of equalized value. The year prior hit a high of $11.92, though the district had seen a steady decline in the 5 years prior to that with the levy hitting a low of $10.73 in 2019-20. Just over $2 million in the projected budget goes towards debt service on the referendum. The district is expecting Federal funding source to nearly quadruple, while state sources will increase by $500,000 to $3 million. Local revenue is expected to drop slightly from $8.2 million to $7.9 million. Instructional expenditures total $4.4 million, and support services come out to $5.2 million. The district expects to spend $318,000 on food service in 2021-22.