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Wallingford Swarthmore School Board approves 2.85% tax increase

Published Friday, July 11, 2025

The Wallingford Swarthmore School Board approved a budget with a 2.85% increase. Business administrator DeJuana Mosley noted that the increase was necessary to offset higher medical and dental premiums, increases to the Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS), and other expenses. She also noted that the revenue from tax-assessed properties has gone down from approximately $2.59 billion to $2.57 billion.
Source: The Swarthmorean; 6/27/2025