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Shawnee Mission reports 250-student dip; district estimates $2.4 million revenue shortfall
Summary
Finance staff told the board the district’s September count shows about 250 fewer students and a weighted FTE decline that will reduce general state aid by roughly $1.8 million and local option budget revenue by about $600,000, for a projected $2.4 million hit this year.
At its Nov. 3 meeting, Shawnee Mission School District officials told the board that the September 20 official enrollment count showed about 250 fewer students than a year earlier and that weighted full‑time‑equivalent (FTE) calculations would reduce revenue.
Mr. Knapp, presenting the board financial report, said the district’s weighted FTE is down by hundreds of seats and that general state aid is now projected to be about $1.8 million less than budgeted; local option…
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