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CLAYSBURG -- The Claysburg-Kimmel School District board is mulling a 6% tax increase that would cost the average district homeowner $46 more a year and generate about $184,000 in additional revenue, according to a preliminary 2023-24 budget presented Wednesday night.
Dena Burket, district business manager, gave an overview of the budget plan during the board meeting.
"Keep in mind this is preliminary," Burket said. "We can go through and sit down as a group and come up with any areas where we can make changes."
The preliminary budget includes a real estate tax increase of 6%, the Act 1 limit. That would see the millage rates for Greenfield and Kimmel townships increase by 0.54 mills and 0.57 mills, to 9.31 mills and 11.19 mills, respectively.
The budget's revenue section showed estimated local revenue of $4,362,333, state revenue of $9,195,349 and federal revenue of $932,280. It also broke down the projected state funding, showing $6,255,250 for basic education, $721,667 for special education and $504,042 for transportation.
The district's ESSER III funding of $532,359 will be used to pay for one school counselor, two special education teachers, cyber school staff, technology staff, building-based substitute teachers and a social worker.
The budget's expenditure section showed total estimated expenditures of $15,283,462. Employee compensation and benefits make up 66% of the district's expenses.
With total estimated revenue of $14,487,962, the district will face a projected deficit of $753,500.
According to Burket, the district's expenses are projected to be $286,000 less than the previous academic school year.
"We can probably chip that down a little bit more but that's good," board member Heidi Kennedy said.
The school board will hold a budget work session on April 19, beginning at 8 p.m., according to the district website.