The Menahga School Board set the preliminary payable 2026 levy “the maximum allowable amount” set by the Minnesota Department of Education’s (MDE) state formula. FIND MORE NEWS IMPORTANT TO YOUBoard chair Andrea Haverinen noted the board has traditionally certified the maximum, “with the understanding that we’ll recertify a smaller number when those numbers come out. They have an estimation.”ADVERTISEMENTThe maximum is currently projected to be $2,281,494, a 12% or $258,747 increase over the final 2025 levy. “A lot of the revenue is driven by enrollment,” said Todd Netzke, president of School Management Services, LLC (SMS), noting that 2026 enrollment is estimated at 1,000 students, or an increase of 33. The final levy will be determined at the time, followed by the regular board meeting.