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Southgate schools present early FY26 budget draft projecting higher per-pupil funding and enrollment
Summary
District finance director presented an early draft of the 2025–26 budget, citing an assumed increase in per-pupil funding to $10,000, a projected +50 student enrollment, and expected special-education reimbursement increases; final balanced operating budget scheduled for a June 24 hearing.
Miss Butler, the district director of business and finance, presented an early draft of the proposed 2025–26 budget and outlined the assumptions that will guide the final budget work this summer.
The presentation said the district is assuming per-pupil funding will rise from $9,605 to $10,000 and that enrollment will increase by about 50 students. Butler also told the board the district expects an increase in special-education reimbursement, will hold at-risk and Title grant levels at status quo, and is accounting for projected state retirement rates. She said the one-time revenue tied to closing Beacon and a corresponding lease of Garish is no longer available and that the final 2024–25 amendment is expected to add roughly $350,000 to fund equity.
Butler said the Legislature had not completed budget negotiations and that uncertainty at the state level could continue into late summer or early fall. The board was told staff will present a balanced operating budget for approval at the public hearing on June 24, 2025.
No formal action was taken on the draft during the meeting; Butler invited questions but the board deferred to the scheduled June 24 hearing for final consideration.
The draft presentation is a planning step in the district’s budget cycle; staff said more detailed assumptions and the finalized amendment for 2024–25 will be presented at a later meeting.
