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Asheville City Schools previews budget with modest local gains, warns raises could tip balance
Summary
Superintendent-level staff briefed the board that preliminary figures show roughly $1.2 million in additional local revenue and an estimated $150,000 uptick in state aid, but uncertainties around possible salary and benefit increases mean the district must plan conservatively.
Presenter (S4) told the Asheville City Schools Board that preliminary planning allotments estimate the district will be funded on an enrollment of about 3,801 students, down slightly from last year, and that current projections show roughly $1.2 million in increased local revenue and about $150,000 in additional state revenue for next year. S4 cautioned that those state figures are preliminary: "we just won't know, until, we get all the final numbers plugged into these formulas" and that the planning allotment intentionally errs on the conservative side.
The board discussed enrollment trends and external…
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