The Milton Area School Board set the budget at $24.8 million for 2007-08. The board levies a variety of taxes to support its programs. Taxes include 48.39 mills real estate tax in 2007 for district properties located in Northumberland County. For properties located in White Deer Township, Union County the real estate property tax was set at 10.10 mills. The School Board and teachers' union engaged in a Fact Finding process as a part of developing a new contract in 2006. A contract agreement was reached that covered three years 2006 to 2009.