Enrollment decline impacts this year's SPS budget
“This is having a pretty significant impact on the district,” Superintendent Adam Swinyard said Tuesday. That shortfall will be made up from several sources, including federal CARES funding, staffing reductions and other unspecified cuts, plus a drawdown on district reserves. The district’s fiscal picture will be revisited during Wednesday night’s school board meeting. Through November, enrollment is 27,749. That’s 1,100 down from a year ago and 1,776 below projections made during the summer, when this year’s budget was being formulated. The district receives $9,071 per student an...
Source: spokesman.com