Christina School Board President Meredith Griffin addresses Christiana High School graduates in June. Last week, the school board voted to raise taxes. (Josh Shannon | Newark Post)

The Christina School Board approved a modest tuition tax hike for fiscal year 2020 that will see the average homeowner pay about $22 more in property taxes. The tuition tax, which amounted to $31.6 million in Fiscal Year 2019, is used exclusively to support students with unique, intensive or complex educational needs, including students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, students who are Deaf and English Language Learners.