ADAMS TWP ― Mars Area School District residents will not see their taxes go up for the first time in three years.

The district’s board will move forward with a $67.9 million proposed general fund budget for the 2026-27 school year that would require no real estate tax millage increase, keeping the overall rate at 110 mills.

The proposed general fund budget, presented at the board’s Monday, May 4, meeting, includes an increase of more than $4 million from the current school year.

The district’s business manager, Debbie Brandstetter, said Monday night the millage increase in past years was primarily due to increases in staffing.

“We did not have to do a millage increase this year and a lot of that is really predicated on additional funding from the state,” Brandstetter said.

Local revenue for 2026-27 is expected to be roughly $48.5 million. About $34.6 million of that would come from real-estate taxes. The current year’s real estate taxes sat at $33.88 million, increasing about $717,000 since the previous year.

The second highest contributor to district revenue is earned income tax, projected to be $8.665 million. This would be an increase of $395,820 from the previous budget and makes up 12.6% of the total revenue.

State revenue going toward Mars’ 2026-27 budget is projected at $19.93 million, an increase of about $3 million. This would make up 28.9% of total revenue.

While the state budget is not final, the board expects to receive two grants worth $1,420,810, contributing around 4% to total revenue.

The budget will be available for the public to review for 30 days before the board approves it in June.