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Kurt Lindau, District Administrator
Winter School District
The 2015 general fund revenue limit for the Winter School District is $3,221,739. This is down $45,958 from the 2014 general fund revenue limit, which was $3,267,697. The community service fund levy is proposed to remain the same as 2014 at $130,957. The debt service levy will be $304,132. This is down $30,218 from last year as we are using up debt service fund balance to make the debt payment. The last debt payment on the 1997 building referendum will be made in March 2016. Congratulations! The October 15 certified amount of state aid is $130,540. This is down from the 2014 state aid amount of $153,690.
The mill rate for tax year 2015 is calculated to be $8.14 per thousand. The owner of a $100,000 house will pay $814 in school taxes. This is down from 2014 when the school tax/mill rate was $8.51. The equalized value of the Winter School District is $448,737,860. This is up from the October 2014 equalized value which was $438,416,276.
The budget serves as a management tool to guide and direct the financial operations of the school district. There certainly will be changes to revenues and expenses as the year progresses. This is a tight budget as revenues are down and expenses are up. Many districts continue to face budgetary challenges as expenses increase and resources decrease or remain stagnant. This is especially true of many rural northern Wisconsin school districts. This year is the first time in the history of revenue limits (1993) that the legislature and state budget have not given an increase in per pupil funding. School districts will not be able to sustain a pattern of this nature.
The students and staff of the Winter School District appreciate the continued support from the electors of the Winter School District.
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