# State lawmakers cap Vigo County Schools' property-tax growth at 4.4% for a third year running

## What happened
Stifel consultant Chad Blacklock told the oversight board that state lawmakers have again overridden the formula that normally sets how fast Vigo County Schools' operations fund — the property-tax-supported account that pays for transportation, custodians, and building upkeep — can grow: 4% for 2024 and 2025, then 4.4% for 2026. [Levy growth capped at 4% for 2024-25, 43:24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl92svWWcHU&t=2604) [2026 cap set at 4.4%, 1:00:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl92svWWcHU&t=3623) Blacklock said the formula, based on statewide income growth, would likely have allowed close to 5.5% growth in those years, and district officials estimated the cap's cost to Vigo County Schools at roughly $2 million to $3 million. [Formula would have allowed about 5.5%, 44:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl92svWWcHU&t=2694) [Estimated $2-3 million cost to the district, 46:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl92svWWcHU&t=2785)

## The outcome
No vote was taken on the presentation; the board moved to public comment and adjournment after the briefing. [Board moves to adjournment after the presentation, 1:16:41](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl92svWWcHU&t=4601)

## Sources
- [Levy growth capped at 4% for 2024 and 2025, 43:24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl92svWWcHU&t=2604)
- [2026 cap set at 4.4%, 1:00:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl92svWWcHU&t=3623)
- [Formula would have allowed about 5.5% without the cap, 44:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl92svWWcHU&t=2694)
- [District discusses a $2-3 million estimated cap cost, 46:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl92svWWcHU&t=2785)

*Also known as: max levy growth quotient · MLGQ cap · operations fund levy cap · Vigo County Schools property tax growth limit*