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Richland 1 budget work session: district warns state formula, charter growth and contract costs squeeze classroom funding
Summary
At a Feb. 17 budget work session, Richland School District 1 officials said FY25 general fund revenue totaled about $404 million, with roughly $126 million from the state, and warned that the statewide pooled funding formula and growing charter enrollment are tightening resources for traditional schools.
Richland School District 1 officials on Feb. 17 told the board that shifting state funding rules, falling enrollment and rising contract costs are constraining the district's classroom budget.
"As of fiscal year 25, we had $404,000,000 flow through Richland District 1 in general fund," budget director Sierra Bing said, adding that the state provided about $126,000,000 of that total. Bing told commissioners the state's new funding approach pools all districts and charter schools into a single pot; as charter enrollment grows, traditional districts' shares can decline.
The presentation explained how the statecalculates aid to classrooms using weighted pupil units and an imputed tax-paying index, and reiterated the…
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