Battle Ground Public Schools’ board voted unanimously Monday to place an educational programs and operations replacement levy on the Feb. 11 ballot.
The four-year levy would begin collections in 2026 and replace the existing operations levy, which ends in 2025, according to the district. The levy would fund programs that aren’t fully funded by the state, including security, extra staff to reduce class sizes, curriculum, nursing, mental health support, special education, busing, sports and arts.
The levy would raise about $166.3 million over four years with an estimated tax rate of $1.95 per $1,000 of assessed property value each year. The levy would collect $38.3 million in 2026, $40.4 million in 2027, $42.6 million in 2028 and $44.975 million in 2029.
Homeowners currently pay $1.65 per $1,000 of assessed property value for the existing operations levy, which voters approved in 2022. In 2025, they will pay $1.67 per $1,000 for that operations levy, as well as an additional 46 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value for a three-year technology capital levy approved by voters in February. For the owner of a $500,000 house, that’s an estimated $1,065 in annual property taxes.
The rates for the levies are dependent on the growth in property value within the district’s boundaries each year.
