Vermont Education Tax Formula Overview
As presented at the Rockingham School Board Meeting on October 20, 2025
Why talk about the tax formula?
The role of board members is to ensure that our schools have sufficient resources to produce the outcomes we want for students, and that those resources are being managed in a fiscally responsible way.
Overview
Summary
- District expenses are influenced by factors outside our direct influence.
- Increases in expenses do not translate exactly to increases to the tax rate.
- The goal of a functioning school system is to produce positive outcomes for students, and funding resources to achieve those outcomes is what we have direct influence over.