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Lake Washington School District presents $930 million budget draft, cites enrollment decline and state COLA
Summary
On June 23 the Lake Washington School District presented the first reading of its proposed 2025–26 budget, showing a $612.2 million general fund and nearly $930 million in total funds, small enrollment declines and a projected $2.4 million surplus before final adoption in August.
The Lake Washington School District presented its first reading of the 2025–26 proposed budget at a board meeting June 23, laying out $612,200,000 in general fund spending within a draft $930,000,000 total budget and describing a modest enrollment decline and state cost‑of‑living adjustments that affect revenue and costs.
Associate Superintendent Barbara Holman and Melissa DeVita, director of financial services, told the board the budget reflects a 2.5% state COLA, an 11% increase to health‑benefit premiums and small retirement changes. The district is forecasting a roughly 0.5% enrollment decline and is budgeting revenues that exceed expenditures by about $2,400,000 in the coming year, equal to roughly…
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