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Hillsboro SD 1J warns of ongoing structural deficit; staff reductions could be 70–100 without offsets
Summary
CFO Scott Harrison told the Hillsboro SD 1J board the district faces a structural deficit driven by personnel, PERS and rising operational costs; staff modeling shows a sole-staff-cut scenario could require roughly 70–100 positions, while enrollment is projected to decline through 2032.
Hillsboro School District (Hillsboro SD 1J) officials told the board during a February work session that the district is facing a recurring structural deficit driven primarily by personnel costs, PERS liabilities and rising operational expenses.
"We do remain in what the term I like to use is a structural deficit," Scott Harrison, the district chief financial officer, said in the presentation on the district's 2026–27 outlook and assumptions. Harrison said recurring revenue is growing roughly 5.6% annually while expenses are trending closer to 9%, a mismatch that has created repeated budget shortfalls.
The nut of the problem, Harrison said, is payroll: personnel make up about 82% of the general…
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