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2026 BUDGET

Center Grove takes our role as stewards of your taxpayer dollars very seriously and is committed to financial transparency. 

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Center Grove Schools Financial Highlights

  • Balanced budget
  • 2025 Pay 2026 Certified Assessed Value $4,754,152,677 (10.52 percent increase)
  • 2025 Pay 2026 Property Tax Rate $1.1044 per $100 of assessed value 
  • Bond Rating AA+
  • Teacher Salary Range $47,800 - $92,800
  • Number of students: 9,660 (Fall 2026 ADM Estimate)
  • Number of employees: 1,220, Full-Time; 326, Part-Time
  • Number of buildings: One high school, two middle schools, six elementary schools; 7 non-school buildings

School Funding in Indiana

  • The current budget structure was adopted by the state of Indiana for 2019 school budgets. That structure includes three major funds, as noted on the tabs on these pages: Education Fund, Operations Fund, and Debt Service Fund.
  • Each of these funds has its own set of rules controlling what they can be spent on, how much revenue will be received, how they can be changed, etc.
  • Each of these funds acts as if it were in its own “buckets” (see illustration). We have limited ability to move expenses or revenues between funds.
In the foreground, three buckets labeled %22EDUCATION,%22 %22OPERATIONS,%22 and %22DEBT SERVICE%22 are shown receiving funding from arrows representing %22State of IN (Funding Formula)%22 and %22Property & Local Taxes,%22 while the background displays the title %22SCHOOL FUNDING STRUCTURE%22 and %22REVENUE SOURCES%22 above the buckets and %22ALLOWABLE EXPENDITURES%22 below.

2026 BUDGET