Have questions about St. Paul Public Schools’s tax levy? There’s a hearing Tuesday.

St. Paul Public Schools is planning on reducing its annual levy by 2% this year as part of its 2026 budget.

To get details on the district’s budget for the coming year residents can attend the SPPS truth in taxation hearing at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the district administration building at 360 Colborne St. Tom Sager, the district’s executive chief of financial services, will present details on the levy for taxes payable in 2026.

Prior to voter approval of a special levy increase in the Nov. 4 elections, the school board in September set the annual property tax levy at 2% less than the one a year ago. District officials have attributed the reduction largely to changes in how the state factors costs for retiree health insurance, pensions, severance and unemployment payments, which reduced overal