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Kennewick schools preview 2025–26 general fund: enrollment dip, staffing shifts and blanks pending Legislature
Summary
District staff presented a preliminary general-fund update for 2025–26, noting an originally modeled $5.5 million gap, an estimated drop in basic education revenue tied to about 27 students (~$300,000), net reductions of 4.5 K–5 positions (attrition) and multiple figures still pending final legislative and assessor data.
Tom Brohart, a district staff member presenting the preliminary 2025–26 general-fund picture, told the board the district’s February 2025 adopted budget assumed a $5.5 million shortfall and that projections remain fluid while the state legislative session and assessor numbers are finalized.
Brohart said preliminary enrollment trends indicate a modest decline in basic education entitlement revenues, which he said equates roughly to a $300,000 drop in funding and approximates the loss of about 27 students; he cautioned that enrollment data move daily and the figure will be refined over the next month. He also said…
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