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Appleton Area School District reports $13 million structural deficit; superintendent announces April referendum
Summary
Superintendent Greg Hartjes says the district faces a $13 million deficit driven by years of state funding that lagged inflation, rising special-education and cybersecurity costs, and health-plan changes; he announced a four-year referendum in April proposing $15 per $100,000 in property tax.
Appleton Area School District Superintendent Greg Hartjes said the district faces a structural shortfall of about $13 million heading into fiscal 2024–25 and announced the district will place a four-year referendum on the April ballot to address the gap. "We ended this year with a $13,000,000 deficit," Hartjes said.
Hartjes told viewers the shortfall grew after several years in which state funding increases did not keep pace with inflation. He said the 2021–23 state budget included no increase for the district in 2022, contributing to a $1.5 million deficit in fiscal 2022–23. The district reported a $7 million deficit for fiscal 2023–24 and a $13 million…
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