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Albany schools warn of multimillion-dollar gap as enrollment projections fall
Summary
District staff told the board enrollment is projected to decline over the next 10 years and presented budget modeling that could produce a roughly $3.4 million drop in resources in 2026–27 and an estimated $8.4 million funding challenge when cost pressures are included; board approved a plan to pursue community listening sessions and a hiring freeze as a short-term step.
District financial leaders told the Greater Albany Public Schools board that declining student counts and state funding mechanics are creating an acute budget pressure that will require tough choices in the coming years. The presentation centered on how average daily membership (ADMr), the state’s attendance-based funding metric, is falling and how that decline translates directly into lost resources.
"Our ADMr for 2023–24 was 8,798 and we were paid at that level; our October 1 ADMr for 2024–25 was down to 8,598," the finance presenter said, explaining why the…
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