Greetings Plum City School District Parents,
On behalf of the school board, we are pleased to announce that yesterday’s operational referendum question passed. The passage of this question represents the community’s support of public education in the Plum City School District.
The Plum City School District will continue our strong tradition of educational excellence and remains committed to being good stewards of taxpayer dollars. With the passage of this referendum question, our District will be able to avoid reductions in staff, services, programs, and resources.
Thank you to all who aided in District efforts to share referendum information and for those who were diligent about learning more surrounding the referendum. We were amazed by the high number of citizens that attend our community forums. We will continue to remain transparent and responsible in our use of taxpayer funds to maximize the impact of your support on our students. We are humbled by the confidence that this wonderful community has placed in the District. We are committed to upholding your trust.
Thank you!
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- Chris Kamrath
- District Administrator & 6-12 Principal
- 715-647-2591 x2500
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What will voters be deciding?
On November 5, 2024, the residents of the district will have the opportunity to vote on an Operational Referendum. The 3-year operating levy approved by voters in 2022 will expire at the end of the 2024-2025 school year. Another operating levy is needed to re-establish school finance strength & student programs for four years, and provide funding for the ongoing operation of our district. Community support this November would avoid major reductions that would otherwise need to be considered in the Spring of 2024. The Operational Referendum asks permission for the school district to exceed the state-imposed revenue limit by $1,750,000 for the 2025-2026 school year, by $1,900,000 for the 2026-2027 school year, by $2,050,000 for the 2027-2028 school year, and $2,200,000 for the 2028-2029 school year. The Plum City School District realizes this is a significant amount, and asking the community for funds is not something that we take lightly. The funds are required to stabilize the district’s financial condition during these four years.
The referendum is NOT a referendum to incur debt. As with the current expiring referendum, funds associated with this referendum provide for ongoing operations on a yearly basis related to educational programming, technology, transportation, and facilities maintenance that was deferred. Many investments in these areas simply are not possible without the referendum dollars and the support from our community.
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A successful Operating Referendum would impact taxes as shown. The bar graph located at the right provides a snapshot of our mill rates over the referendum term. Taxpayers will pay taxes no matter if there is the School District of Plum City or not, but it would be at the same or potentially a higher rate and it would be paid to another school district.
* NOTE: These figures are estimates. Every municipality calculates the value of your property differently.
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Below is an image of our mill rates sorted by type over the different school years.
Below is a Mill Rate comparison between our district and others that are a similar size.
* NOTE: Number of Students Fall 2023 (Actual Students in the School for 23-24 School Year)
* NOTE: Number of Students Fall 2023 (Actual Students in the School for 23-24 School Year)
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Plum City School District tries to minimize spending while trying to provide quality services to our students. According to the bar graph below, you can see a comparison of how much our district spends per student in comparison to other similarly-sized districts.
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Please visit our contacts page to get your questions answered. Looking to meet with the District Administrator? Book a meeting with him here. To learn about some ways that the district has been saving money, please click here.
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