At the regular April meeting, the Whitehall school board presented the 2019 -2020 school budget that will go before the voters in May. The board has adopted a total budget of $16,894,365 which is $375,266 over this years budget. Because the budget relies on $316,000 taken from reserves, the total tax levy increase is only .51 percent. The district is anticipating a 2.94 percent increase in state aid.
The district has $6.6 million in reserve funds. $4.8 of which are intended to be used for an upcoming building project that has already been approved by the voters.
Residents of the district can vote on the budget, Tuesday, May 21st.