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Pacific Grove Unified outlines multiyear budget shortfall and options as one‑time funds expire
Summary
District staff told the board the district faces multiyear deficit spending driven by expiring one‑time state and federal funds, rising personnel and benefit costs and declining restricted revenue; staff outlined options for 2025–26 budget development including program reductions, aligning staffing to enrollment and protecting reserves.
Pacific Grove Unified School District administrators presented a budget study session on the 2025–26 budget that warned of continuing deficits as one‑time state and federal funding sunsets and long‑term costs — especially health benefits and pension obligations — continue to rise.
At First Interim, staff reported a combined deficit position and highlighted that a large share of district revenue is local property taxes. Staff told the board that the district’s total projected revenues and expenditures and the continued decline in some restricted revenue streams leave the district facing work to align spending with realistic ongoing revenues for 2025–26 and beyond.
Chief business staff described three areas of focus for budget development: (1) identifying restricted programs that have already or soon will expire and the resulting encroachment on the unrestricted general fund; (2) reviewing historical enrollment and staffing ratios to align personnel with projected student…
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