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Coquille SD 8 projects tighter 2025–26 budget as enrollment drops
Summary
School leaders told the budget committee the district is projecting a general fund revenue decrease and presented a balanced 2025–26 budget built on lower enrollment and contingency; staff and board members probed supplies, staffing and transportation cost increases. The district also highlighted Title I adjustments and potential special-education weighting gains if state policy changes.
Superintendent (speaker 1) and business manager Denise (speaker 2) presented the district's proposed 2025–26 budget, stressing that declining enrollment is the major fiscal pressure.
"So this is our enrollment for the year... the average daily membership is what we take is 42 students," the superintendent said, and Denise followed with line-item revenue estimates, noting, "So, $2,845,252 is what we are estimating that we are gonna receive in our local property taxes." The board packet projected a state school fund receipt of $14,300,000 and showed other expected revenue streams such as childcare and admissions.
Denise said payroll remains the largest cost center, making up roughly three-quarters of the general fund, with salaries and benefits totaling about $14.4 million. She also described the board-requested $1,000,000 contingency and explained supplemental budget rules that apply if a fund's expenditures grow by more than 10%.
Board members asked for detail on the supplies line and non-payroll increases; Denise listed classroom consumables, custodial supplies, computer hardware and software, and athletic equipment as included items. She also flagged transportation increases tied to recognizing additional bus-driver hours and higher maintenance costs.
The presenters noted revenue uncertainty tied to the state's March and June revenue estimates. The superintendent said the June estimate historically arrives near the legislature's final work and that the district must present a balanced budget now even if the final state number arrives later.
The district also discussed Title I funding shifts and special-education weighting: the superintendent said Coquille is not receiving the full weighted funding for roughly 41 students under the current 11% cap and estimated that a higher cap could yield roughly an additional $500,000 for the district.
Looking ahead, board members were invited to submit written questions to Denise; staff will circulate answers to all members to keep the review process transparent.
