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Montoursville Area SD budget shows $836,028 shortfall; administrator recommends 3% millage increase
Summary
District administrators told the school board that rising wages and a 9.9% health-insurance spike leave a projected $836,028 shortfall for 2026–27 and recommended a 3% millage increase; board members debated using fund balance, limiting the increase, and protecting staff and services.
An administrator identified in the meeting as Jess presented the Montoursville Area School District’s proposed 2026–27 budget on May 5, saying the district faces a projected shortfall of $836,028 after accounting for a listed adjustment of $467,500.
Jess said local revenue represents 52.1% of total revenue, state revenue 46.9% and federal revenue roughly 1%. She told the board wages and benefits account for 65.2% of expenditures and singled out a 9.9% increase in health-insurance costs as a major driver of the shortfall. "You're looking at a deficit of $1.3 million; when I figure in that $467,500, we're…
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