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Carson City school board hears FY2026 budget assumptions, staff warns of a $4.9 million shortfall
Summary
District staff told trustees the Carson City School District is projecting a $4.9 million deficit for fiscal year 2026 driven by lower enrollment, a PERS rate increase and rising personnel costs; officials said the figure is an early projection and may change as legislative funding is finalized.
Carson City School District staff presented preliminary budget assumptions for fiscal year 2026 on Feb. 25, telling the Board of Trustees the district currently projects a $4.9 million deficit if current assumptions hold.
The presentation, given by staff, described a preliminary revenue estimate of about $80.8 million against projected expenditures of about $85.7 million. The district plans for 6,884 students next year, down from budgeted 7,001 students this year, and an adjusted base per-pupil allocation of about $10,117 — roughly $3 more per pupil than FY25, staff said.
The shortfall reflects several factors cited by staff: a projected 3.25 percentage-point increase in employer PERS costs that would raise district costs about $1.8 million; a planning assumption that health insurance costs could rise 10 percent (about $485,000); step increases for eligible employees (about $860,000); and the district’s estimate that each…
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