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Hillsboro district projects $20 million shortfall next year as enrollment declines
Summary
District financial staff told the board the governor's budget would raise state funding about 5.4%, but rising staffing and non-staff costs and lower enrollment could leave Hillsboro with an estimated $20 million deficit for the next fiscal year.
District finance staff presented the budget development assumptions the board will use as they prepare next year's budget, projecting a sizable shortfall unless revenue or cost conditions change.
Scott Harrison, the district's financial officer, told the board the district's starting revenue estimate depends on the governor's proposed 2025 biennial budget. Using the governor's $11.3 billion proposal, Hillsboro's estimate shows about a 5.4% increase in state revenue for the coming year. Harrison said those are the district's current assumptions but cautioned that federal funding and other developments could alter the final picture.
On the cost side, Harrison said staffing is the dominant driver: salaries and benefits account for roughly 84% of the district's expenditures. The budget model…
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