Vigo County Schools cuts its 2026 combined property tax rate to 90.53 cents, down from 97.61 cents

What happened

Donna Wilson, the district's financial director, told the oversight board Vigo County School Corporation's combined 2026 property tax rate is 90.53 cents per $100 of assessed value, down from 97.61 cents in 2025 — a drop she attributed to growth in the county's total assessed property value and the district's own decision to lower its rate. As part of that reduction, the district cut the rate for its operating referendum (a local property tax voters approved in 2019, on top of what the state provides, to help fund teachers, school protection officers, and bus fuel) to just over 12 cents for 2026, from 16.22 cents in 2025 — even though that referendum's taxing authority expires in 2027 unless voters renew it.

The outcome

Reported to the oversight board; no vote was taken.

Sources

Also known as: Vigo County Schools tax rate · school property tax rate 2026 · operating referendum rate cut · 90.53 cents tax rate · school tax rate decrease