Taxes are increasing for Schuylkill Haven Area School District residents. On Wednesday the school board unanimously approved a $26.4 million 2025-26 budget with a 2.4-mill increase. This brings the district’s tax rate to 46.9 mills, meaning a tax bill of $4,690 for a property assessed at $100,000. Kimberly Umphrey, district manager, said at a meeting in May that an increase in state homestead/farmstead funding would provide another $49 in tax sa…