Gorham School Mill Rate & Tax Impact

The actual FY26 Gorham school mill rate paid was 9.54 (per Q&A Q55). The Town Council adopted Order #26-52 on May 12, 2026 setting the FY27 school mill rate at 10.37 — an increase of 0.83 mills, about $332/year on a $400,000 home for the school portion alone. The district has published at least six different mill-rate figures across its public documents; we use the only baseline labeled actual paid (9.54) and the figure the Council actually adopted (10.37).

Related findings (7)

#1 — Tax Rate Column Headers Mislabeled By One Year
#2 — $109.3 Million Tax Base Increase Not Disclosed
#3 — Three Valid Tax Baselines — Brochure Uses the Lowest One
#4 — $1.21 Million of the Tax Increase Is Disappearing Revenue, Not New Spending
#5 — "62% State Subsidized" — Two Layers of Misleading
#33 — Brochure Showed 10.87 Mills / +$532 — School Committee Approved 10.34 Mills / +$338 — Public Document Never Corrected
#34 — Mill Rate Conflict — Q&A Says FY26 Actual Was 9.54; April 28 Slides Say 9.49

Last updated May 13, 2026.