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Perris Union superintendent says district closed last year with $6 million surplus but faces roughly $4 million shortfall for 2025–26
Summary
Superintendent Jose Arauks told the Perris Union High School District its financial controls turned a projected shortfall into a $6 million surplus for 2024–25, but officials now project a roughly $4 million gap for 2025–26 and plan cost and revenue actions including a SERP expected to yield about $1.6 million annually.
Superintendent Jose Arauks said the Perris Union High School District closed the 2024–25 school year with a $6,000,000 surplus after earlier projections had shown a $4,000,000 deficit, and warned the district faces a projected $10,000,000 shortfall for 2025–26 that the prior surplus reduces to a roughly $4,000,000 gap.
“That didn't happen by accident or by chance,” Arauks said, attributing the turnaround to “disciplined planning, careful monitoring of expenditures, and thoughtful prioritization of our…
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