Mifflin County School Board: state budget boost narrows district shortfall; Act 1 index set at 4.8%
November 21, 2025 | Mifflin County SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania
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Mifflin County School District officials told the board that the state budget signed by Gov. Josh Shapiro in November modestly improved the district’s fiscal outlook for 2025–26.
At the Nov. meeting, a district presenter said the state’s action produced roughly $57,000 more in basic education subsidy and about $7,000 more in special education subsidy than the district had budgeted. “We received an additional $2,500,000 in adequacy,” the presenter said, adding that the extra funding trims a previously projected $4.7 million shortfall to a revenue gap of just under $850,000.
Why it matters: the district receives more than half its revenue from the state, so changes in state subsidy levels materially affect the local budget and decisions about reserves and service levels. Board members used the update to review near‑term deadlines under Act 1 — the state’s local tax/levy index — and to preview required meeting dates tied to that timeline.
The district’s adjusted Act 1 index for 2026–27 was reported as 4.8% (state base 3.5%), a calculation that affects advertising and levy timelines. The presenter said the district must schedule a special building meeting for May 21 to satisfy Act 1 calendar requirements, and suggested using the reorganizational meeting to minimize advertising needs.
Board members also reviewed local revenue drivers. The district business presenter said 2025 assessment appeals will reduce district revenue by about $53,000 (compared with roughly $73,000 in reduced revenue the prior year), and reminded the board the county’s last full reassessment was in 1999. The board discussed pictometry work (a 2015 flyover that earlier identified undervalued additions) and noted that periodic assessment updates can produce both windfalls and year‑to‑year uncertainty.
What’s next: district staff said they are awaiting auditors’ final statements and the revised PDE‑363 form that state officials will release to implement new charter funding deductions. The board identified the May 21 special meeting date and will factor the updated revenue projections into winter and spring budget planning.
At the Nov. meeting, a district presenter said the state’s action produced roughly $57,000 more in basic education subsidy and about $7,000 more in special education subsidy than the district had budgeted. “We received an additional $2,500,000 in adequacy,” the presenter said, adding that the extra funding trims a previously projected $4.7 million shortfall to a revenue gap of just under $850,000.
Why it matters: the district receives more than half its revenue from the state, so changes in state subsidy levels materially affect the local budget and decisions about reserves and service levels. Board members used the update to review near‑term deadlines under Act 1 — the state’s local tax/levy index — and to preview required meeting dates tied to that timeline.
The district’s adjusted Act 1 index for 2026–27 was reported as 4.8% (state base 3.5%), a calculation that affects advertising and levy timelines. The presenter said the district must schedule a special building meeting for May 21 to satisfy Act 1 calendar requirements, and suggested using the reorganizational meeting to minimize advertising needs.
Board members also reviewed local revenue drivers. The district business presenter said 2025 assessment appeals will reduce district revenue by about $53,000 (compared with roughly $73,000 in reduced revenue the prior year), and reminded the board the county’s last full reassessment was in 1999. The board discussed pictometry work (a 2015 flyover that earlier identified undervalued additions) and noted that periodic assessment updates can produce both windfalls and year‑to‑year uncertainty.
What’s next: district staff said they are awaiting auditors’ final statements and the revised PDE‑363 form that state officials will release to implement new charter funding deductions. The board identified the May 21 special meeting date and will factor the updated revenue projections into winter and spring budget planning.
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