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Carlisle finance team outlines $4.09 million preliminary 202526#x2013;26 gap; charter and special-education costs cited as main drivers
Summary
District business office staff presented a draft 202526#x2013;26 budget showing $113.54 million in projected revenue, $117.64 million in draft expenditures and a $4.09 million gap, with charter-school tuition and special-education costs cited as the largest drivers.
The Carlisle Area School District finance committee received a comprehensive draft of the 202526#x2013;26 budget on April 3. Mike Statler, the districts director of business operations, told the board the administration is projecting draft revenues of $113,542,670 and draft expenditures of $117,636,000, leaving a preliminary gap of $4,093,445.
Key revenue drivers: Statler said roughly 66% of projected revenue will come from local sources. The administration is projecting a roughly $1.5 million increase in earned income tax (EIT) receipts for the coming fiscal year based on recent trends and collection rates. State funding in the draft does not yet include additional dollars from the governor's proposed budget; Statler presented scenarios showing the local impact if portions of the governor's proposal are enacted.
Major expense drivers: Statler and other administrators told the board the largest increases come from special-education tuition and outside…
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