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Bandon School District budget committee previews $18.9 million 2026–27 proposal amid falling enrollment
Summary
The Bandon School District budget committee reviewed a proposed $18,922,400 budget for 2026–27, discussed enrollment declines and potential staff consolidations, and set follow‑up meetings; the plan uses contingency funds and proposes shared administrative roles to reduce costs.
Amanda Simons, the district business manager for Bandon School District, presented the district’s proposed 2026–27 budget and a plan to align staffing and services with a long‑term decline in student enrollment.
Simons told the budget committee that the total proposed budget across all funds is $18,922,400, ‘‘a decrease of $1,335,306 from the prior year.’’ She said the general fund is budgeted at about $12,660,453 with an estimated beginning cash balance of roughly $2.4 million and a projected contingency of $281,162 for 2026–27 after using $134,039 of the 2025–26 contingency to balance the proposal.
Why it matters: the district expects continuing revenue pressure from flat state allocations and uncertain federal grants while costs for salaries, benefits and special education rise. Simons said the district is budgeting conservatively on an enrollment assumption of about 600 students and warned that state and federal allocations can be adjusted later in the cycle.
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