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Gettysburg Area SD previews 2026–27 budget with multimillion‑dollar shortfall driven by special‑education costs
Summary
District finance staff presented a preliminary $85.9M spending plan and $79.7M in operating revenues for 2026–27, outlining a structural gap (several million dollars) largely tied to rising special‑education needs after Intermediate Unit service changes.
The Gettysburg Area School District on Monday reviewed a preliminary 2026–27 operating budget that projects $79.7 million in revenue against $85.9 million in proposed expenditures, producing a multimillion‑dollar shortfall driven principally by rising special‑education costs and higher salary and benefit expenses.
Belinda, the district presenter, told the board the operating‑revenue estimate includes about $54.0 million in local funds, $24.4 million in state funds and roughly $1.13 million in federal program funding. "The majority of our budget, of course, is local funds," she said, noting that the governor's proposal is unlikely to materially change the state's share.
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