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Preliminary 2026-27 budget shows small deficit as charter and special-ed costs rise
Summary
District finance staff presented a preliminary 2026-27 budget projecting $50.8M in revenue and $51.0M in expenditures — a roughly $200,000 shortfall — driven by rising charter-school tuition and special-program costs; board members urged caution about relying on temporary wage savings from unfilled positions.
Schuylkill Valley School District's finance staff on Oct. 27 presented a preliminary 2026-27 budget that shows revenues of roughly $50.8 million against expenditures of about $51.0 million, producing an early gap of about $200,000.
Kristen, the district's finance presenter, told the board the budget is preliminary and subject to change but highlighted key assumptions: no tax increase (millage held at 27.82), a 1.5% increase in assessed values for 2026-27, a 98% tax-collection assumption and approximately 70% of revenues coming from local taxes with about 26% from the…
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