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Dade County Schools face a $2.7M budget gap; superintendent flags rising insurance costs
Summary
Superintendent Josh Ingle told the joint session the FY26 budget projects $23.7M in revenues versus $26.4M in expenses, in part because the board’s employer health‑insurance contribution is projected to rise from $945 to $2,028 per month by FY27, increasing local pressure on the operating budget.
Dade County Superintendent Josh Ingle told the joint session that the school system faces a projected budget shortfall of about $2.7 million in FY26, with total estimated revenues of $23.7 million and estimated expenses of $26.4 million.
Ingle singled out rising employer health‑insurance costs as a primary pressure on the operating budget: “In FY23 the board’s portion was $945 a month; in FY27 that amount is $2,028 per month,” he said,…
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