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Sioux City school board hears FY27 spending-authority projections as enrollment drop cuts ~$2.4M
Summary
At its November meeting the Sioux City Community School District board reviewed FY27 spending-authority projections that factor a certified enrollment decrease and two multi-year scenarios; officials urged constituents to press legislators for higher supplemental state aid.
Sioux City Community School District board members on a November meeting received a multi-year spending-authority projection showing an enrollment-driven revenue shortfall and two scenarios for FY27 through FY31.
Patty Blankenship, the district finance presenter, told the board that "the FY 26 cost per student is $7,988" and explained spending authority is enrollment multiplied by that figure and funded by a mix of state aid and property taxes. She said certified enrollment as of Oct. 1, 2025, decreased by 301.7 students, which at the current per-pupil rate represents…
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