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Parkrose board warns $4.8 million shortfall as special-education costs soar
Summary
District finance staff told the Parkrose SD 3 board that rising special-education enrollment and costly outplacements have driven a projected roughly $4.8 million budget shortfall for the coming fiscal year, with federal IDEA funds covering an estimated 4% of those costs.
Sherry (district staff) told the Parkrose SD 3 board on Jan. 12 that special-education costs are one of the primary drivers of a growing budget gap and that the district is facing a preliminary projected shortfall of about $4,800,000 for the next fiscal year.
Sherry presented recent fiscal figures and said the district spent roughly $10,000,000 on special education in fiscal year 2024–25 out of a roughly $42,000,000 general fund. She said special-education enrollment rose from 413 to 458 students year over year and that outplacement costs have…
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