Financial Information
Financial Information
The Bennington Public Schools budget is created annually with the goal of balancing fiscal responsibility while providing the best possible education for all students.
There are over 4,500 students being educated in the 2026-2027 school year and the total operating budget for the 2026-27 school year is $61,552,945. The highlights of the budget are listed below on the right. For further details, check out the presentation below.
Notices Published in the Newspaper
Click the links below to download the notice.
Click here for the 2024-25 Audit Report provided by Eide Bailey
For more information on statewide receipts and expenditures, please visit the Department of Education website at https://nepeducation.ne.gov
Proposed 2026-2027 Tax Facts
$0.927000 - General Fund
$0.06000 - Building Fund
$0.358000 - Bond Fund
$0.000000 - QCPUF Fund
$1.345000 - Combined Levy
- Lowest levy in 16 years, dropping 8.06 cents over the last four years
- 2023-24 levy was reduced 6.76 cents
- 2026-27 levy reducing 1.30 cents
Proposed 2026-2027 Budget Facts
Where the Money Comes From
50.60% - Property Taxes & Property Tax Credit
27.84% - State Aid
21.56% - Other Actual Receipts
Where the Money Goes
54.41% - All Instruction Expenditures
12.69% - Special Education Expenditures
10.21% - Maintenance & Operation Expenditures
7.07% - Support Services
6.98% - Other Expenditures
6.30% - Administration
2.35% - State & Federal Expenditures
Click here to download the 2026-27 Budget presentation.
Click here to download the 2026-27 Joint Public Hearing presentation.