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Pittsburgh SD presents updated 2026 budget showing $6.3M shortfall, cites $12M cyber-charter savings and proposed millage increase
Summary
District staff presented an updated 2026 general fund budget with $732.3 million in expenditures, a projected $6.3 million deficit, and estimated cyber charter savings of roughly $12 million; board members asked for a staffing-vacancy analysis and will vote on tax rates Dec. 17.
The Pittsburgh SD's Business & Finance Committee heard an updated 2026 general fund budget that projects $732,300,000 in expenditures and a $6,300,000 deficit, district staff said at the Nov. 30 meeting.
Mr. Joseph, who presented the budget update, said the estimate incorporates savings from recent state cyber-charter reforms that staff project will reduce district cyber charter tuition payments by about $12.01 million a year. He said the savings, together with other state budget items, improve the district's near-term fund-balance outlook and keep the budget in compliance with the board's 5% fund-balance policy through 2026.
The committee learned the updated budget includes a proposed 4% millage increase. Mr. Joseph said the millage would add roughly $7 million in revenue; if the board does not…
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