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Platteville board hears drop in FTEs and warns voucher expansion, virtual enrollment cut funding
Summary
District presenter Shelby told the board a fall FTE decrease of about 10 will reduce state-funded revenue; staff flagged 31 students open‑enrolled to virtual schools and said the state’s planned voucher expansion could shift more funding away from the district. Final equalized-aid percentages are expected mid‑month.
Shelby, the district presenter, told the Platteville School District board that the district’s third‑Friday head count produced a small but consequential decline in the fall full‑time‑equivalent (FTE) count — roughly 10 FTEs lower on the rolling three‑year average — which reduces the district’s state‑funded revenue. Shelby said the district’s current per‑pupil figure is $11,851 under the present state budget and that the preliminary Fund 10 revenue limit estimate is in the ballpark of $18.4 million, though she cautioned that the final revenue limit depends on additional variables and equalized‑aid percentages that the state will…
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