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Inglewood board hears 45‑day budget revision showing enrollment declines and increased expenditures
Summary
Chief Business Official Sid Bata presented the 45‑day revision: enrollment down from ~79,500 (sic transcript formatting) earlier to ~5,962 students in 25‑26, projected 5,647 in 26‑27; revenue rose ~ $1.8M while expenditures rose ~$5.2M reflecting labor settlements, producing a revised combined ending fund balance of about $99.6M.
Assistant Superintendent and Chief Business Official Sid Bata presented the district’s 2026‑27 45‑day budget revision, telling the board the update reflects the final state budget and recent labor agreements.
"Tonight, I'll present the district's 26 27 45 day budget revision," Bata said. He reported the district’s enrollment decreased to approximately 5,962 students in 25‑26 with projections of 5,647 for 26‑27, and that combined general fund revenue increased roughly $1.8 million (to about $162.4 million) while combined expenditures rose by about $5.2 million due to negotiated salary and benefit changes. Bata said the revised combined ending fund balance is approximately $99.6 million, including about $51.2 million in unrestricted funds and $48.4 million in restricted funds.
Board members pressed on a structural deficit and recurring high operating costs. One board member said the district faces a "$20,000,000 deficit" concern and urged more aggressive reductions to avoid passing fiscal instability back to local control. Bata said the revision lowered some contract and services spending to free room for negotiated raises and that estimates will be updated once retroactive payments are processed and the district completes unaudited actuals in September.
The board scheduled its next fiscal milestone—the presentation of unaudited actuals—on 2026‑09‑09, and members emphasized continued monitoring of attendance/ADA and alignment of staffing to enrollment.
