Updated: 11:42 AM EDT May 6, 2021
PERRY COUNTY, Pa. — Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor announced Thursday that the West Perry School District in Perry County short-changed itself by $533,441 due to errors in reporting student transportation costs to the state.
DeFoor's findings were part of a new audit of the school district performed by his office, he said in a press release.
“Our audits help to make sure school districts are properly reimbursed for transportation costs, which helps to reduce burdens on local taxpayers,” DeFoor said. “We truly don’t want to see any school district leave a half-million dollars of state funds on the table.”