However, despite the fiscal decline in many schools, the number of districts not
raising real estate tax rates is the highest in the last four years.
In some instances, other factors specific to local laws and ordinances may affect
your real estate tax rate.
If the proposal is defeated, the district's
real estate tax rate would decrease to reflect the lower cost of debt service.
In his final State of the City address Thursday evening, Mayor Dwight C. Jones announced a proposal to include on the November ballot an advisory referendum on raising the city's
real estate tax rate to fund public schools projects.