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Perris Union High superintendent highlights budget turnaround, attendance gains and program expansion in State of the District
Summary
Superintendent Jose Luis Aras told the district udience the district closed the 2023-24 school year with a $6 million surplus after earlier deficit projections, outlined a $10 million projected gap for 2025-26 mitigated partly by the prior surplus, and announced program expansions, attendance goals and safety gains.
PERRIS, Calif. Superintendent Jose Luis Aras said the Perris Union High School District reversed a projected deficit to finish the 2023-24 school year with a $6 million surplus and outlined plans to manage a new projected shortfall in 2025-26 while expanding career, early-college and online learning opportunities.
"We ended the 24-25 school year with $6,000,000 in the black," Aras said, crediting disciplined planning, slower spending and a focus on protecting classroom instruction. He said the district faces a projected $10,000,000 gap for 2025-26 that, because of last year's surplus, effectively requires addressing a smaller shortfall.
Aras told staff, students and community partners gathered at the district State of the District event that the district is guided by five pillars teaching and learning; systems of support; management and fiscal responsibility; community engagement; and leadership and organizational unity which frame budget and program decisions.
Why it matters: The district's near-term finances shape…
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