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Douglas Unified adopts final FY24-25 budget revision after enrollment drop
Summary
The Douglas Unified School District board approved a final revision to the district's FY24-25 expenditure budget reflecting a loss of 97.5 ADM and an $864,837 reduction from the adopted budget; board members discussed scenarios for enrollment and state funding uncertainty.
The Douglas Unified School District Governing Board on May 20 approved the district's final revised annual expenditure budget for fiscal year 2024-25 after administrators reported a decline in average daily membership (ADM) that reduced expected revenue.
District staff told the board the ADM used to adopt the budget in July was 3,477.87; the second and final revision uses 3,380.27 ADM, a decline of about 97.5 ADM. "The whole impact from adoption to this final revision is an $864,837 reduction from what we adopted," said Mister Soto, staff member presenting the budget revision. The presenter also told the board the ADM figure is the number he will use to begin building the next year's budget while continuing to monitor state-level revenue actions.
The change matters because state funding is allocated per ADM; speakers noted the current per-student amount used in planning is $5,013 and the district has been told the per-pupil formula for the coming year is roughly $5,113. Board members asked about contingency scenarios. "I always have different scenarios'1, 2, 3 percent' to see what that would look like," the budget presenter said when asked whether the district builds in a cushion for further enrollment declines. Board member Mister Smith suggested budgeting conservatively so the district could revise upward if enrollment or state revenues improve.
Board members and staff said they hope for additional state actions that could offset the decline but warned there is no assurance. The presenter said the revision numbers will form the basis of the district's planning for staff and positions for the next year but that the board can adopt further positive revisions if new revenue materializes.
The board voted to approve the final revised FY24-25 budget. The motion was moved by Mister Lindeman and seconded by Miss Salchow; roll call votes recorded in the meeting minutes were all in favor.
District staff told the board the revision is the last one for this fiscal year and that books will be closed by September 30. Administrators also noted that the final figures will be used for building next year's budget and for identifying any position adjustments required by the revised revenues.
