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Business manager: per‑pupil aid set at $7,683; compensatory revenue preliminarily down about $17,000
Summary
Mary Reeder told the board Minnesota’s FY27 general‑education inflation factor is 2.69% (raising per‑pupil aid to $7,683), and that preliminary compensatory revenue for the district appears to be about $155,000—roughly $17,000 lower than the current year—subject to potential legislative adjustments.
Mary Reeder, the district business manager, updated the board on preliminary state funding figures and compensatory revenue estimates.
Reeder said the Minnesota Department of Education’s FY27 inflation factor for general education is 2.69 percent, which she said results in $7,683 per student for next year—one dollar more than the number the district had budgeted. She described the district as being "about 58% of the way through the year" on an expense/revenue timing basis and noted that a large portion of teacher‑related expenses occur in July and August.
On compensatory revenue—funding tied to student need—Reeder said preliminary figures were "a little bit" down and that the district is looking at about $155,000 for FY27, "which is about $17,000 less than we are this year." She added a caveat that a statewide legislative factor has not been finalized and could increase figures later.
Reeder also described how changes to state calculations of direct‑certified students versus free‑and‑reduced applications are affecting compensatory revenue projections for some districts, though she said Delano is not expecting a dramatic change in local totals.
Reeder said she will continue budget work and plans to provide more detail at the next board meeting.
