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Appleton superintendent: state funding gap, voucher payments and reassessments drove recent property-tax increases Superintendent Greg Hartjes said three factors explain recent school property-tax increases: a 7.9% revenue-limit rise not matched by state aid, a 12.1% jump in payments to Catholic and Lutheran schools via the state's voucher program (about $9.3 million), and local reassessments in places such as Grand Chute.

Appleton's property taxes are skyrocketing due to a perfect storm of state funding gaps, rising private school payments, and local reassessments.

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