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Green Bay schools project $3.6M Fund‑10 shortfall; board told to plan for a referendum
Summary
The district presented a proposed 2025–26 general operating budget that includes a projected $3.6 million deficit driven by state aid changes, rising voucher/open‑enrollment costs and enrollment declines; board discussed using reserves short term and beginning referendum planning.
The Green Bay Area Public School District presented a preliminary 2025–26 general operating (Fund‑10) budget at its Oct. 13 meeting showing a projected shortfall of about $3.6 million.
Chief financial staff and the district’s finance director told the board the deficit stems from a set of state policy changes and local enrollment shifts: a state 1‑year per‑pupil revenue‑limit allowance ($325 per pupil) that was not fully offset with additional state aid, a material increase in the per‑student payment rate for private‑school vouchers and independent charter authorizer payments and continued enrollment declines that reduce the district’s revenue limit…
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