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Enrollment rise brings new revenue but special-education costs could offset gains, finance report shows
Summary
Finance staff told the Meridian board that December enrollment rose by about 54 FTE, bringing roughly $10,800 per additional FTE (about $550,000 in additional revenue), but warned that one high-cost special-education placement (estimated between $80,000 and $100,000) could negate the gain.
At the Dec. 18 meeting the district finance presenter reported December enrollment increases that will raise state funding but flagged special-education high-cost placements as the primary budget risk.
The finance director said the district is up about 54 full-time-equivalent (FTE) students in the core program, and that OSPI funding provides approximately $10,800 in state revenue per additional FTE.…
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