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Analyzing School Tax Rate Changes

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For the 2015-16 fiscal year 23 school districts have increased their property tax rates over what they levied in 2014-15 (for purposes of this analysis, we focus on 41 school districts in Allegheny County, omitting Pittsburgh Public Schools since they budget on a calendar year basis and Clairton which has a split rate that taxes land and buildings at separate millage rates).  That’s about the same as the change from 2013-14 to 2014-15 when 22 school districts boosted rates.  Since 2013-14–that’s when adjusted millage rates went into effect to comply with the County’s reassessment–17 districts have increased taxes in back to back years.

The biggest increase is in Brentwood (1.36 mills) and the Carlynton School District is raising taxes nearly a mill (0.98).

Twelve districts have not increased property tax rates above what they set in 2013-14 on reassessed values.

Two districts (East Allegheny and West Allegheny) passed 2015-16 rates that were lower than last year’s millage rates.

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