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Issaquah board reviews budget outlook as fund balance falls and enrollment declines

Issaquah School District Board of Directors · November 14, 2025
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Summary

Finance staff reported a projected drawdown in reserves and the largest one‑year enrollment drop since the pandemic; staff proposed reducing a $20M facilities reservation to $10M, prompting several directors to urge keeping the full $20M given project uncertainties.

Issaquah School District finance staff presented a 2024–25 financial update and options for the 2026–27 budget development guidelines during the Nov. 13 meeting.

Staff said the district began 2024–25 with roughly $52.1 million in the bank and ended the year with an actual ending fund balance of about $45.9 million after planned investments, a difference of under…

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