The Indianola Community School District will hold a public hearing on the proposed FY26 budget this week, with the proposed rate going slightly down from FY25.
The rate for FY26 is proposed at 17.70059 per $1,000 of valuation, down from 17.94003 per $1,000 of valuation.

District Business Official Chad Vink tells KNIA News the board, like many of the previous boards, has made it a priority to keep the tax levy rate flat so residents know exactly what to expect.

“We’ve had a steady tax rate, we’ve had steady enrollment. We are really in a nice spot where we are not a rural district that is struggling with losing enrollment, but we are not a super growing suburb either that is trying to keep up with staffing and facilities. We are able to grow moderately, and we are looking forward to our new high school facility in the next couple of years.”

The board will have a special Budget Hearing taking place tomorrow at 7am. See the property tax proposal below.
https://indianola-csd.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2025/03/FY26-Indianola-Proposed-Tax-Notice.pdf