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Pendleton County Schools board warned of ~$150,000 funding shortfall as state's 1,400-student formula drops
Summary
District finance staff told the board that preliminary state calculations put Pendleton's funded enrollment below the 1,400 floor, producing an estimated shortfall of roughly $150,000 for the coming year; the board discussed staffing, grants, and options to soften the impact.
JP, the district finance presenter, told the board the state's "1,400 floor" funding formula will likely calculate Pendleton's funded enrollment at about 1,382 students rather than the 1,400 used to date, producing an estimated reduction in state allocation of roughly $150,000 for the coming fiscal year. JP said the calculation draws on a students-per-square-mile ratio that compares Pendleton to Pocahontas County and then applies statutory multipliers used by the state for small, rural districts.
The superintendent and board members heard JP's explanation of how the formula, charter-student adjustments and fractional…
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