The Walker County Board of Education plans to adopt the full rollback millage rate for 2026, continuing a trend of lowering or maintaining the school district’s millage rate in recent years.
The board is expected to consider a rollback rate of 14.013 mills during its meeting on Monday, Aug. 17. The rollback rate is calculated using the previous year’s millage rate minus the millage equivalent of the total net assessed value added through property reassessments.
A public hearing on the proposed millage rate will be held at 6 p.m. Aug. 17 in the boardroom of the Walker County Department of Education, located at 301 N. Cherokee Street in LaFayette. All concerned citizens are invited to attend.
According to the school district, officials continue to work to balance the growing needs of students with efforts to keep local taxes as low as possible while maximizing available state funding.
The district noted that its millage rate has been lowered or maintained over the past six years. In 2019, the rate was set at 17.404 mills. The proposed full rollback rate for 2026 would bring that figure down to 14.013 mills.
School officials said the district remains focused on balancing fiscal responsibility with providing a quality education for students and preparing graduates for college, the workforce and life after high school.
The Walker County Board of Education is scheduled to consider adoption of the 14.013-mill rollback rate following the public hearing on Aug. 17.