The Anderson County USD 365 Board of Education officially approved the 2025-2026 school budget at their meeting last week in what they describe as reflecting the continued investment in quality education, facility improvements and fiscal responsibility. The numbers show an increase in spending of about one and a half million dollars. Why the increase? District officials explain that there are multiple facility needs as buildings continue to age. Mainly a roof at Anderson County Junior/Senior High. Garnett Elementary also requires some roof repair. The Irving Building is in desperate need of a new roof also. All require needed safety updates, such as the fire panels and sensors throughout the schools. Unfortunately, the increased mill levy will not cover these costs and other maintenance costs in the entirety.
The school board, selected to increase the Supplemental General Budget, known as local option budget, or LOB, rather than capital outlay. State aid is provided to school districts on a sliding scale in association with the LOB budget. The mill rate is 52.453, an increase of three mills, while the projected spending is at $21.39 million.
