Thank you to our voters for supporting the passing of the November 5, 2024, Capital Projects & Technolgy Levy. Read more in the November 26, 2024, news article.

The 2024 Capital Projects & Technology Levy provides funds for only critical or emergent needs to support students and staff in safe, maintained school buildings. It also funds technology education and infrastructure to prepare students for real-world jobs. This levy replaces the 2018 Capital and Technology Levy, which expires in December 2024.

This levy supports 14 technology needs and projects, and 28 critical repairs and safety projects (click the arrows below see an overview with estimated costs).

These are estimated costs for each project. Approximately 8% of the Capital projects portion of the levy is for administrative operations and contingency funds, and 3% of the Technology portion is for administrative and operational salaries. Most of this equipment has reached or surpassed its expected lifespan, with warranties expired. As a result, we are seeing an increase in failure rates.

Watch an informative video about what this levy supports. It is not a new tax and replaces the 2018 Capital and Technology Levy.

We understand the tax sensitivity in our community. To that end, the amount of this levy has been reduced by 49% compared to the April 2024 levy proposition that did not pass.

• Levy year 2025, rate per $1,000 is $0.72, levy amount is $32,200,000

• Levy year 2026, rate per $1,000 is $0.70, levy amount is $32,600,000 

• Levy year 2027, rate per $1,000 is $0.68, levy amount is $33,000,000

To help voters understand the impact of tax measures on their property tax rate, as well as their final tax bill, King County has developed the Tax Transparency Tool.

• Calculates the estimated cost of property tax measures for each piece of property within the taxing district proposing the tax measure.  

• Voters can look up the properties they own. 

• Includes a link to the King County Elections website where voters can review the language of the ballot measures. 

Kent School District hosted several levy listening sessions to share details of the levy and its impact on schools before the November 2024 election. These events also provided a collaborative opportunity to discuss the levy information campaign, and how we could work together to communicate key levy facts to our greater community. Recordings from July 9, August 20, September 17, and October 15 are available for on-demand viewing on the Kent School District YouTube channel.

If you have questions about the levy, please email KSDLevy@kent.k12.wa.us.