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Tea Area School District warns of possible $1 million shortfall as enrollment dips
Summary
The district’s business manager told the board the five-year plan shows a potential $1,000,000 shortfall under conservative enrollment projections and urged budget recalibrations; housing-development forecasts could change the outlook if building resumes.
The Tea Area School District’s business manager told the board on Monday that conservative enrollment assumptions and current revenue projections create a scenario that would produce about a $1,000,000 shortfall over the five-year planning window.
In a presentation on the district’s five-year general fund plan, the business manager said the district modeled a cautious enrollment path—25 additional students in fiscal 2027 and 10 students in subsequent years—and factored in a 0% proposed state K–12 increase for the coming year followed by 2% in later years. "We have a shortfall of…
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