Norristown Area School Board authorizes preliminary budget

Dated: May 25 2025

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Norristown Area School Board members authorized a $233.15 million proposed budget that includes a 1% tax increase. If the budget is adopted without change it would mark the first tax increase in years. The proposed increase would raise the millage rate from 39.204 to 39.596 mills — a $42.70 increase to the average residential tax bill. Chief financial officer Michael Miller said the proposed 2025-2026 budget includes about a $5 million deficit. The district’s $218.4 million in revenue comes from $132.8 million in local funding sources, roughly $77.7 million from the state and about $7.6 million from the federal government. Norristown Area School District received roughly $9.8 million in federal funds for the 2024-2025 budget and anticipates a “25 percent reduction” in federal funding with school district officials acknowledging the current unpredictability to federal education funding.
Source: Pottstown Mercury; 4/29/2025 

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