Edina Public Schools  ·  Taxes Payable in 2025 vs 2026

Property Tax
Levy Comparison

A side-by-side comparison of the District's certified property tax levies across all three funds — General Fund, Community Service Fund, and Debt Service Fund — showing year-over-year changes in both dollars and percentages.

Prepared by Mert Woodard – CFO/Director, Finance & Operations

Levy Summary


$79.36M
Total Levy — Payable 2026
+$3.41M
Year-over-year increase
+4.49%
Total levy change
$59.02M
General Fund Levy (+4.46%)
$1.40M
Community Service Fund (−8.67%)
$18.94M
Debt Service Fund (+5.73%)

Levy by Component


Fund Levy Component Payable 2025
for FY2026
Payable 2026
for FY2027
Change ($) Change (%)
General Fund
* 1st Tier RMV Referendum$4,364,199$4,406,335$42,1360.97%
* 2nd Tier RMV Referendum$10,495,425$11,171,497$676,0726.44%
* Unequalized RMV Referendum$6,587,854$6,788,055$200,2013.04%
1st Tier Local Optional$2,841,745$2,869,225$27,4800.97%
2nd Tier Local Optional$4,022,653$4,061,492$38,8390.97%
Equity Levy$656,765$662,627$5,8620.89%
* Capital Projects Referendum$9,184,594$9,470,865$286,2713.12%
OPEB PAYGO$1,707,072$1,865,010$157,9389.25%
Operating Capital$1,661,683$1,696,518$34,8352.10%
Alt. Teacher Comp (Q Comp)$791,617$799,519$7,9021.00%
Achievement & Integration$419,363$419,907$5440.13%
Reemployment$30,000$100,000$70,000233.33%
Career & Technical Education$297,642$323,165$25,5238.58%
Safe Schools$341,546$344,844$3,2980.97%
Safe Schools Intermediate 287$142,311$143,685$1,3740.97%
Building Lease Levy$2,337,743$2,386,897$49,1542.10%
Long-Term Facilities Maintenance$9,997,582$10,799,019$801,4378.02%
Adjustments – RMV$624,319$77,508($546,811)(87.59%)
Adjustments – NTC($367,450)($168,092)$199,358(54.25%)
Adjustments – Abatement$366,433$803,492$437,059119.27%
Total General Fund Levy$56,503,096$59,021,568$2,518,4724.46%
Community Service Fund
Basic Community Education$349,681$349,6810.00%
Early Childhood Family Education$330,050$298,638($31,412)(9.52%)
Home Visiting$9,450$9,600$1501.59%
Adults with Disabilities$8,750$8,431($319)(3.65%)
School-Age Care$660,000$750,000$90,00013.64%
Abatement Adjustments$6,023$15,654$9,630159.89%
Other Adjustments$171,948($29,305)($201,253)(117.04%)
Total Community Service Fund Levy$1,535,903$1,402,700($133,203)(8.67%)
Debt Service Fund
* Debt Service – Voter Approved$6,997,054$11,091,098$4,094,04458.51%
Debt Service – Long-Term Facilities Maint.$11,011,043$8,043,473($2,967,570)(26.95%)
Debt Service – Capital Notes$446,896$456,226$9,3302.09%
Debt Excess($664,479)($862,959)($198,480)29.87%
Abatement Adjustments$118,652$208,081$89,42975.37%
Total Debt Service Fund Levy$17,909,166$18,935,919$1,026,7535.73%
Total Property Tax Levy$75,948,166$79,360,187$3,412,0214.49%

Notes:

1) Levy components preceded by "*" are voter-approved.

2) Values within the "Payable 2025 for FY2026" column are representative of the certified levy for taxes payable in 2025 plus county auditor adjustments.