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Presenter warns Wisconsin revenue limit will leave schools about $3,500 short per student by 2026
Summary
A district presenter said Wisconsin's per-student revenue limit has not kept pace with inflation since 2010, projecting a shortfall of more than $3,500 per student by 2026 and urging communities to consider local referendums to raise spending caps.
A presenter for the school district said the state's "revenue limit" on per-student spending has not kept pace with rising costs and will leave districts significantly underfunded by 2026.
"By the 2026, the revenue limit will have fallen more than $3,500 per student behind inflation," the Presenter said, citing the gap between state policy and school operating costs. The presenter added that for a district of 1,000 students, that shortfall would amount to roughly $3,500,000.
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