Governor Mifflin Raises 2026-27 School-Tax Rate While State Relief Applies to Eligible Properties

Governor Mifflin School District’s adopted 2026-27 budget sets the school real-estate-tax rate affecting property owners in Shillington at 34.61 mills, up from 33.12 mills in 2025-26.

At the same time, the district must apply $1,511,301.30 in Pennsylvania property-tax-relief funding through homestead and farmstead exclusions for approved properties. Shillington is a borough in Berks County. The state notification letter identifies the Governor Mifflin School District administration address as 10 South Waverly Street, Shillington.

Adopted rate rises within the Act 1 index

The Governor Mifflin final general fund budget was printed June 16, 2026. Its real-estate-tax report lists a change from 33.12 mills in 2025-26 to 34.61 mills in 2026-27 — an increase of 1.49 mills.

The budget reports that change as a 4.5% increase, equal to the current Act 1 index. Its calculation shows the district’s rate is within the index, with 0 mills in excess of the index. The district’s business-office tax page also lists 34.61 mills for 2026-27 and 33.12 mills for 2025-26.

A mill is one dollar of tax for every $1,000 of assessed property value. The school district rate is only one part of a property owner’s total bill; county and borough taxes are separate charges.

Relief is delivered through exclusions

Pennsylvania’s May 1, 2026 notification to Governor Mifflin says the district’s allocation consists of $1,485,309.54 from the property-tax-relief formula and $25,991.76 in Sterling Act reimbursements.

The state requires the district to reduce property taxes through a homestead and farmstead exclusion. The district budget shows that $0 of the allocation was used to lower the published real-estate-tax rate, while the full $1,511,301 budgeted amount was assigned to homestead exclusions.

For 2026-27, the budget lists an assessed-value exclusion of $6,700 for each of 6,523 approved homestead and farmstead properties. The exclusion reduces the assessed value subject to the school tax; it is not a $6,700 payment and does not produce an identical dollar reduction for every household.

The practical bill effect depends on whether a property is approved for the exclusion and on its assessed value. For an approved property, the $6,700 assessed-value exclusion is applied using the school tax rate; it should not be subtracted directly from the entire property-tax bill.

What Shillington property owners should expect

The state-funded relief offsets part of the school-tax burden, but it does not mean the gross school millage rate stayed flat. Residents reviewing a 2026-27 bill should consider the 34.61-mill school rate, any applicable homestead or farmstead exclusion, and the separate county and borough taxes.

The Pennsylvania Department of Education says school districts determine the actual amount of relief for each approved homestead and farmstead after setting the year’s real-estate-tax rate. The allocation is not new cash paid directly to residents.

Questions about the adopted school-tax rate and district exclusion information can be directed to the Governor Mifflin School District business office. Pennsylvania’s property-tax-relief materials explain the statewide allocation process and the requirements for homestead and farmstead exclusions.

Sources

• Governor Mifflin School District 2026-2027 Final General Fund Budget
• Pennsylvania Department of Education 2026-27 SPTRA Notification Letter