LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS - Ad from 2026-09-08

NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING AND BUDGET SUMMARY
Lexington Public Schools (24-0001) in Dawson County, Nebraska
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, in compliance with the provisions of State Statute Sections 13-501 to 13-513, that the Lexington
Public School Board of Education will meet on the 14th day of September, 2026 at 7:00 o’clock, P.M., at the Lexington City Council
Chambers 406 E. 7th Street Lexington, NE 68850 for the purpose of hearing support, opposition, criticism, suggestions or observations
of taxpayers relating to the following proposed budget and to consider amendments relative thereto. The budget detail is available at
the office of the Superintendent during regular business hours. For more information on statewide receipts and expenditures, and to
compare cost per pupil and performance to other school districts, go to: https://nep.education.ne.gov

FUNDS
General
Depreciation
Employee Benefit
Contingency
Activities
School Nutrition
Bond
Special Building
Qualified Capital
Purpose Undertaking
Cooperative
Student Fee
TOTALS

Budgeted
Actual/Estimated
Actual
Disbursements & Disbursements & Disbursements &
Total Available Total Personal and
Transfers
Transfers
Transfers
Real Property
Necessary Cash Resources Before
2024-2025
2025-2026
2026-2027
Tax Requirement
Property Taxes
Reserve
(1)
(2)
(3)
(7)
(5)
(4)
$ 46,738,540.00 $ 52,620,508.99 $ 62,729,891.41 $ 2,757,755.88 $ 52,959,657.90 $ 12,654,534.39
$
814,344.00 $ 1,461,178.72 $ 6,874,699.15
$ 6,874,699.15
$
74,117.00 $
56,864.76 $
166,050.88 $
- $
166,050.88
$
- $
- $
$
$
859,834.00 $ 1,287,790.88 $
968,285.30 $
- $
968,285.30
$ 2,918,458.00 $ 2,820,869.55 $ 3,152,154.45 $
- $ 3,152,154.45
$
- $
- $
- $
- $
$
$
43,632.00 $ 1,212,726.29 $ 1,898,184.74
$ 1,075,394.74 $
831,101.00
$

- $

- $

493,677.00 $

- $

- $

498,664.00

$
77,721.00 $
98,238.08 $
728,764.92 $
- $
728,764.92
$
- $
- $
- $
- $
$
- $
- $
- $
- $
$ 51,526,646.00 $ 59,558,177.27 $ 77,011,707.85 $ 2,757,755.88 $ 65,925,007.34 $ 13,984,299.39
Bond
Purposes

Non-Bond
Purposes

Total

- $ 13,984,299.39 $

Breakdown of Property Tax $

13,984,299.39

Notice of Special Hearing To Set Final Tax Request
Lexington Public Schools (24-0001) in Dawson County, Nebraska
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, in compliance with the provisions of State Statute Section 77-1632, that the Lexington Public School
Board of Education will meet on the 14th day of, September 2026 immediately upon adjournment of the preceding budget hearing, or
at 7:05 o’clock P.M., at the Lexington City Council Chambers, 406 E. 7th Street Lexington, NE 68850 for the purpose of hearing support,
opposition, criticism, suggestions or observations of taxpayers relating to setting the final tax request.

Property Valuations

2025-2026

2026-2027

1,535,228,546

1,662,186,754

2025-2026 Budget Information

Change
8%
2026-2027 Budget Information

Property Tax
Rate
(2025-2026
Request
Change
2026-2027
2025-2026
Divided By 2026-2027
2025-2026
Proposed
Proposed Change
in
in Tax Operating
Operating
Property Tax
2025
2026
Property Tax
Operating
2026
Tax Rate Valuation)
Tax Rate
Rate
Budget
Request
Request
Budget
Budget
60,285,575.70 12,702,133.76 0.827377
0.764182 62,729,891.41 12,654,534.39 0.761318
-8%
4%

Fund
General Fund
Bond Fund(s)
K -12
0.000000
Bond Fund(s) K - 8
0.000000
Bond Fund(s)
9 -12
0.000000
Bond Fund
0.000000
Special Building
Fund
2,300,287.39
767,621.00 0.050000
Qualified
Capital Purpose
Undertaking Fund
K -12
0.000000
Qualified
Capital Purpose
Undertaking Fund
K-8
0.000000
Qualified
Capital Purpose
Undertaking Fund
9 -12
0.000000
Total
62,585,863.09 13,469,754.76 0.877378

0.000000
0.000000

0.000000
0.000000

0
0

0.000000
0.000000

0.000000
0.000000

0
0

0.046181

1,898,184.74

831,101.00

0.050000

0%

-17%

0.000000

493,677.00

498,664.00

0.030000

0

0.000000

0.000000

0

0.000000
0.810363 65,121,753.15 13,984,299.39

0.000000
0.841318

0
-4%

4%

September 8, 2026