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Issaquah District projects enrollment drop and tightens budget; state and federal funding changes provide mixed relief
Summary
District finance staff told the board the district expects a loss of roughly 300 students (about 1.9%) in 2025-26, translating to about $4.0 million in annual revenue loss; recent state formula changes and one-time funds narrow but do not eliminate a multimillion-dollar fund-balance decline.
Issaquah School District finance leaders told the board on June 10 that the district faces continuing fiscal pressure as enrollment declines and costs rise.
"We're declining about over 300 students, and that's 1.9% of our current enrollment and equals about $4,000,000 in revenue loss," said Mariah Banasic, the district's executive director of finance and budget. Banasic told directors the district expects kindergarten enrollment to be roughly on pace with projection and noted concentrated growth in some feeder patterns such as Maple Hills and Newcastle.
Chief of finance and operations Martin…
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