Laconia School District presents $46.2 million budget with 4.4 percent increase
Laconia School District seeks tax cap exemption for $46.2 million budget. The district presented its 2026-27 budget, a $46,237,960 proposal representing a 4.4 percent increase, to the City Council on May 11, driven almost entirely by contractual wage and benefit increases. A $1.5 million deficit
City Council · Meeting of May 11, 2026
NH LACONIA — Laconia School District seeks tax cap exemption for $46.2 million budget. The district presented its 2026-27 budget, a $46,237,960 proposal representing a 4.4 percent increase, to the City Council on May 11, driven almost entirely by contractual wage and benefit increases. A $1.5 million deficit could result in approximately 15 teacher layoffs without a tax cap exemption and a $300,000 reserve draw.
The district allocates 22-24 percent of its budget to special education despite declining overall enrollment, with 389 of 1,764 students classified as special education.
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Source: the City Council meeting of May 11, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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