Members of the Glasgow Independent Schools Board of Education meet on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. They approved to lower the property tax rate. Will Perkins/Glasgow News 1
By WILL PERKINS
Glasgow News 1
Glasgow Independent’s school board approved to lower the property tax rate and keep the motor vehicle tax rate the same during its regular monthly meeting Monday evening.
The new property tax rate will be 79.1 cents per $100 of assessed value — down from 79.4 cents last year — and the motor vehicle tax rate remains at 55.4 cents per $100 of assessed value.
Superintendent Chad Muhlenkamp recommended the lower property tax rate to the board, stating the new rate would generate enough money for the district to cover its costs.
“For an average $200,000 home, that would be a $6 decrease on the tax bill,” Muhlenkamp said in response to board member William Thornbury asking what this new rate would mean for local taxpayers.
The superintendent added that the revenue generated from these taxes would help pay for the employee raises that were approved last May.
“We voted to give the $1,000 across-the-board raise to everyone,” Muhlenkamp said. “That’s about a $300,000 cost to the district — a new expense this year that we didn’t have last year.”
Thornbury said having a lower tax rate shows great leadership and stewardship, and commended the school district for also supporting its employees.
“Our faculty and our staff are the people who really, really make us successful,” Thornbury said. “I just want to make certain that we have enough money to take care of them moving forward.”
Board member Garnett Bale brought up the recent federal funding freeze — that was later reversed — and the potential of future funds being withheld as a concern. Board member Barret Lessenberry said Muhlenkamp has done an excellent job cutting costs where they can be found, and that the school district should continue to look for ways to save money.
Muhlenkamp said the new property tax rate “allows us what we need to do” and puts the school district “in a really good spot,” though they will reevaluate the issue next year.
The board also approved a required training for preschool teachers and for preschool tuition to remain at $200 per month for the upcoming school year for students who do not qualify as having a disability or being at-risk.
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