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Vancouver School District warns of roughly $1 million state funding shortfall as year begins
Summary
Superintendent Lehi Schmidt told the board that enrollment projections are down about 100 students so far, which could reduce state revenue by roughly $1 million; the superintendent also highlighted successful kickstart programming and early results from a new cell‑phone policy.
Superintendent Lehi Schmidt told the Vancouver School District Board of Directors that preliminary enrollment figures show about 100 fewer students than projected, a shortfall that could reduce state revenue by roughly $1 million and will require midyear budget adjustments.
The shortfall matters because Washington state funding for K‑12 is tied to full‑time‑equivalent enrollment; the district budgets using cohort rollups and historical data, Schmidt said. He added the district’s ending fund balance…
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