Decatur SD 61 projects $5.9M operating deficit in FY2027 budget presentation
District finance staff presented a FY2027 budget showing all-fund revenue of $153.7M and expenditures of $158.0M, producing a $4.3M all-fund deficit and a $5.9M operating deficit; the education fund alone shows a projected $7.1M gap. Officials urged cost control while protecting classroom priorities.
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Tom Osborne, presenting the district—udget, told the Board that all-fund revenue is $153,700,000 against expenditures of $158,000,000, "yielding a all fund deficit of $4,300,000." He said the operating funds show a $5,900,000 operating deficit, and that the education fund projects a $7,100,000 shortfall for FY27.
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