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Duarte Unified budget presentation shows multi‑year structural deficit narrowing; warns fund balance will shrink without state certainty
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Tiffany Bell presented the district’s FY25–26 budget, projecting a multi‑year decline in fund balance despite steps to reduce a structural deficit from about $4.6 million to $2.5 million. She emphasized enrollment declines and state-level May revise uncertainty that will affect future funding and reserves.
Tiffany Bell, assistant superintendent of business services, gave a comprehensive FY25–26 budget review to the board, explaining how the district’s revenue, expenditures and reserves interact and why the state budget outlook matters for Duarte Unified.
Bell said California’s May revise projects a state-level shortfall and that the state expects to draw from the Proposition 98 rainy day fund to maintain K–12 funding levels. "This means that the budget is fluid," Bell told the board, cautioning that projections will change as state revenues and policy decisions evolve.
Key figures Bell presented: the district’s projected enrollment for 2024–25 is about 2,981 students; the district’s general fund revenue is roughly $52 million against projected expenses near $56…
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