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Shorewood board hears FY26 budget assumptions showing shrinking enrollment and multi‑million dollar gap
Summary
Administrators told the Shorewood School Board on March 11 that projected enrollment declines and expense pressures could create a multimillion‑dollar shortfall by 2029, prompting discussion of consolidation, open enrollment and a possible future operating referendum.
Heather, the district’s finance lead, told the board that state and local revenue now supply roughly 90% of Shorewood’s operating funds and that the district is projecting a 2.5% decline in enrollment next year, with current total enrollment “about 1,916.” She said the board should assume only the most certain elements of the governor’s proposal for now and not count on larger increases in per‑pupil aid or special education funding until the state budget is final.
The presentation laid out a five‑year…
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