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closeHere are the preliminary 2009-10 budgets passed in May or those recently presented to school boards. The figures are likely to change before a final budget is passed. Real estate taxes are the primary source of income over which Pennsylvania school districts have control. A mill is $1 in tax for every $1,000 of a property’s assessed value.
Bald Eagle Area
$26.353 million proposed budget
39.76 to 41.96 millage change
2.2% tax increase
5.7% limit under Act 1
Bellefonte Area
$40.795 million proposed budget
41.08 to 42.98 millage change 4.6% tax increase
5.4% limit under Act 1
Penns Valley Area
$22.967 million proposed budget
37.87 to 39.26 millage change
3.67% tax increase
5.2% limit under Act 1
These numbers include Penns Valley’s .46 mill tax shift to offset any losses from the elimination of per capita tax and occupational privilege tax. District officials say 80 percent of residents would pay less under the shift and the true increase is .93 mills, or 2.45 percent.
Philipsburg-Osceola Area
$26.8 million proposed budget
49.04 to 51.93 millage change
5.9% tax increase
5.9% limit under Act 1
State College Area
$109.59 million proposed budget
33.72 to 34.83 millage change
3.3% tax increase
4.1% limit under Act 1
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