Mid-Prairie Community School District has dropped its proposed tax levy for the 2025-26 fiscal year to $13.08, two cents lower than 2024-25’s $13.10.

The change comes in response to the legislature’s approval of a 2% increase in the State Supplemental Aid rate, which controls how much funding districts receive from the state. At its first public hearing, the district proposed a higher levy based on the potential for a 0% increase while waiting for the legislature to vote on the rate, but with the bill now on the desk of Governor Kim Reynolds, the district was comfortable adjusting its numbers, according to superintendent Brian Stone.

“I think it’s credit to a lot of people doing good work to make sure that we can operate within the capacity of what we’re talking about in regards to dollars. Any time we can do that for the community, I think it’s beneficial, and we certainly will do that moving forward.”

A public hearing will be held at a meeting of the Mid-Prairie school board on April 28 to approve the levy rate and budget for the district.

To hear more from Stone about the district’s budget process, policy changes, and facility updates, tune in to Monday’s In Touch with Southeast Iowa Program.