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District proposes deep cuts after $7 million revenue shortfall; board forms budget committee
Summary
District finance staff told trustees the audited FY25 results create a roughly $7 million revenue shortfall linked to the state People‑Centered Funding Plan and lower enrollment; staff proposed an immediate augment, hiring/travel freezes, a budget committee and possible school consolidations as options to balance future budgets.
Elko County School District finance staff presented a December budget augmentation on Dec. 1 that uses audited FY25 results and lays out a set of immediate and medium‑term responses to a multi‑million‑dollar shortfall.
Cassie Dahlke (district finance lead) told trustees the district encountered a roughly $7 million revenue shortfall driven primarily by lower actual funded enrollment and the state’s People‑Centered Funding Plan (PCFP) true‑ups. Dahlke said the district’s first true‑up reported funded Average Daily Membership of roughly 8,982 students vs. the budgeted projection near 9,500, producing the majority of the variance.
Key figures and moves Dahlke…
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