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Dover Area SD: state aid and ESSER boost revenues, but unbudgeted cyber and special-ed costs pushed spending above the adopted plan
Summary
Dover Area SD finance staff reported about $1.3 million in additional state revenue and roughly $1.3 million in federal/other timing-related receipts, but higher-than-expected tuition for outside cyber programs and special-education placements contributed to nearly $2.7–$2.8 million in net spending variance against the adopted $75 million education budget.
Dover Area SD finance staff told the school board that the district ended fiscal 2024–25 with more revenue than expected but also higher spending driven largely by out-of-district tuition and special-education costs.
Mrs. Weaver, the presenter for the district’s results of operations, said the district used about $100,000 less of its fund balance than originally projected when the 2024–25 budget was adopted. She reported roughly $1.3 million in additional state revenue — including about $96,000 in the basic education subsidy and $145,000 in the special-education subsidy — and another approximately $1.3 million of federal and other receipts, “mostly because of ESSER funding” and timing of device deliveries.
The extra state money and federal timing receipts were largely offset by several unbudgeted or higher-than-expected costs, district staff said. Mrs. Weaver identified major expenditure variances including nearly $900,000 in additional costs tied to students…
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