Kennett school district now expects larger tax increase

Dated: April 16 2025

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Mike Finnegan, the Kennett Consolidated School District (KCSD) school board member and board treasurer, announced that the anticipated tax increase for the 2025-2026 school year is now expected to be 3.52% or 3.95%, depending on the hiring of two more special education teachers. The 3.52% would amount to a $217 increase (for a total of $6,438), and a 3.9% increase would mean a $244 increase (for a total of $6,412) for the average assessed property in the district. Finnegan explained that there are two major factors raising the budget costs that the district must accommodate. Genesis Healthcare, which has buildings in Kennett Square Borough, is appealing its property appraisal. Also, East Marlborough Township, which lies mostly in Unionville-Chadds Ford district but partially in Kennett Consolidated, passed a 1% earned-income tax, which will reduce Kennett’s share of income tax revenue.
Source: Chester County Press; 3/19/2025 

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