Many local school districts will ask voters Tuesday to approve budgets for the 2015-2016 school year.

But the actual figures may change after the fact because, as in past years, districts are finalizing their budgets before state funding has been decided.

Districts have calculated how much state aid they would receive if Gov. Paul LePage’s proposed budget passes, but the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee is proposing to increase the amount of education aid by $25 million per year.

With budget validation votes happening before a state budget is in place, school administrators have to go with the figures they have. The Maine School Management Association sent districts specific wording for warrant articles to enable them to use any extra money they might receive to lower taxes or increase school expenses without having to hold a second round of votes. Schools also may carry over any unanticipated state funds to the next school year.

Here are details for Tuesday’s school budget referendums in Greater Portland. In some cases, the tax impacts of school budget proposals were not available in budget documents or could not be calculated because of changes in overall valuation.

CAPE ELIZABETH

Voting 7 a.m. to 8 p.m at Cape Elizabeth High School Gym

Proposed school budget: $23.5 million, up $296,475 or 1.3 percent.

Annual tax impact: zero

CUMBERLAND and NORTH YARMOUTH (SAD 51)

Voting 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Walnut Hill Road in North Yarmouth and Cumberland Town Hall in Cumberland.

Proposed school budget: $33.78 million, up $1.17 million or 3.6 percent.

Tax impact in Cumberland: $69 per $100,000 of assessed value

Annual tax impact in North Yarmouth: $99 per $100,000 of assessed value.

FALMOUTH

Voting 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Falmouth High School Gym

Proposed school budget: $33 million, up $1.2 million or 3.6 percent.

Annual tax impact: N/A

FREEPORT, POWNAL and DURHAM (RSU 5)

Voting 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Freeport High School, and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Durham Community School Gym in Durham and Mallett Hall in Pownal.

Proposed school budget: $29.49 million, up $2.1 million or 7.8 percent

Freeport annual tax impact: up $102 per $100,000 of valuation

Durham annual tax impact: $145 per $100,000 of valuation

Pownal annual tax impact: $296 per $100,000 of valuation.

GORHAM

Voting 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Ward 1 at Gorham Middle School and Ward 2 at Gorham Municipal Building

Proposed school budget: $34.9 million, up $780,000 or 2.3 percent

Annual tax impact: $66 per $100,000 of valuation

OLD ORCHARD BEACH

Voting at Old Orchard Beach High School from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Proposed school budget: $12.7 million, up $370,000 or 3 percent

Annual tax impact: $8 per $100,000 of valuation.

SACO

Voting 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Community Center, 75 Franklin St.

Proposed school budget: $33.9 million, up $1 million or 2.6 percent

Annual tax impact: $50 per $100,000 of valuation

SCARBOROUGH

Voting 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Scarborough Town Hall

Proposed school budget: $43.8 million, up $1.8 million or 4.3 percent

Annual tax impact: N/A

SOUTH PORTLAND

Voting 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., South Portland Community Center

Proposed school budget: $46.1 million; up $1.3 million or 2.9 percent

Annual tax impact: N/A

WESTBROOK

Voting 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at:

Wards 1 and 4, Fred Wescott Community Building, 426 Bridge St.

Wards 2 and 3, Westbrook Armory, 120 Stroudwater St.

Ward 5, Prides Corner Congregational Church, 235 Pride St.

Total budget: $34 million, up $135,000 or 0.4 percent

Annual tax impact: $65 per $100,000 of valuation

WINDHAM/RAYMOND

Voting 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Windham High School in Windham and Jordan Small Middle School in Raymond

Proposed school budget: $42.1 million, up $1 million or 2.4 percent

Annual tax impact: $40 per $100,000 of valuation in Windham and a decrease of 1 cent in Raymond

YARMOUTH

Voting 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Robert W. Boyd AMVETS Post, 148 North Road

Proposed school budget: $22 million, increase of $843,500 or 4 percent

Annual tax impact: N/A

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CORRECTIONS: This story was updated at 11:20 a.m. June 8 to correct the voting location in Scarborough.

This story was updated on June 16 to correct the amount of the increase and the percentage of the increase considered in Scarborough’s $43.8 million school budget validation vote on June 9.

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