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District projects $4.9 million FY26 shortfall under current assumptions; trustees urged belt-tightening
Summary
At a Feb. 25 board meeting, district finance staff presented initial budget assumptions showing a projected $4.9 million deficit for FY26 under current estimates, driven by declining enrollment and rising benefit costs. Trustees asked staff to seek reductions and provide regular updates.
District finance staff presented a preliminary FY26 budget timeline and budget assumptions at the Feb. 25 Carson City School District Board meeting and reported a projected deficit of $4,900,000 under the assumptions available at the time.
Mr. Windward, presenting the assumptions, said the district is budgeting for 6,884 students for FY26, a decline from the 7,001 students used in the district’s December FY25 budget. State per-pupil funding in the governor’s budget was described as effectively “flat,” with an estimated $3 per pupil increase for FY26 (about $20,000 for the district) and a…
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