Central Bucks School District is proposing a 5.7% tax increase for the 2026-2027 school year to address a projected $22.3 million deficit in its roughly $462.9 million budget. The proposed tax increase exceeds Pennsylvania's Act One Index cap of 3.5%, which the district justified through a special education cost exemption — the same rationale it used last year. For a home valued at $635,000, the increase would mean about $325 more per year. Rising expenses, projected to climb $31 million, are being driven by grade realignment, full-day kindergarten, salaries and benefits, and transportation costs. Board members note that despite the increases, Central Bucks still carries one of the lowest tax rates in Bucks County.
Source: Bucks County Herald; 3/27/2026