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McFarland business manager warns of budget pressure from declining resident enrollment and post‑referendum outlook
Summary
Business manager Jeff Mahoney presented the district—9s multi‑year budget projection, flagging declining resident enrollment, open‑enrollment uncertainty, referendum timing and health/insurance costs as principal fiscal risks.
Jeff Mahoney, the district—9s business manager, told the McFarland School District board that declining resident enrollment and variability in open enrollment are the principal near‑term fiscal pressures facing the district.
Mahoney reviewed multi‑year projections and noted the district is in the second of three years of a referendum that provides up to $1,750,000 in revenue cap authority. He said estimated state adjustments under the upcoming biennial budget process (including a referenced $325‑per‑pupil adjustment that he estimated would translate to roughly a 2.7% revenue increase for the district) combine with the referendum to affect the district—9s ability to balance future budgets.
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