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Tacoma School District warns $30 million shortfall as legislative budgets diverge
Summary
District finance staff told the school board that diverging House and Senate budgets and other federal changes leave Tacoma facing an estimated $30 million shortfall and uncertain revenue for 2025–26.
At the Tacoma School District No. 10 board meeting on April 10, finance staff told directors the district faces an estimated $30,000,000 shortfall for upcoming budgets and cannot yet rely on proposed state revenue increases.
District finance presenter Roz told the board that the Senate and House budgets differ sharply and that “all we know is we have a $30,000,000 shortfall,” adding that the district continues to run scenarios while negotiations proceed in Olympia.
The report said the Senate budget would generate significantly more net revenue for the district than the House proposal, with differences tied to assumptions about the implicit price deflator, medical benefit rates and…
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