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District projects about $22.3 million in state basic school support for 2025–26
Summary
Staff told the budget committee the district expects roughly $22.3M in basic school support for 2025–26 based on an estimated 1,961 weighted students and state assumptions in the governor's biennial budget.
Presenter (S4) told the budget committee that the governor's biennial budget was cited in the materials at $11,360,000,000 and that, because 2025–26 is the first year of the biennium, districts would receive about 49% in the first year. Using the district's estimated 1,961 weighted students, staff projected basic school support at approximately $22,313,000.
S4 emphasized that weighted counts (for special education, English-language learners and poverty) drive the district's funding and that changes in statewide counting rules—such as a proposed change to the cap for students counted above 11% on IEPs—could change per-student allocations without additional funding. "That 22,000,000 is comprised of property taxes, transportation reimbursement, and then the actual money from the state, the state school fund," S4 said.
