District overview
Eastmont School District
How the Eastmont School District in East Wenatchee is paid for, who runs it, and what it is asking voters to build.
How is the district paid for?
The 2026-27 General Fund budget balances $106.1 million in revenue and spending. About $81.7 million comes from the state (basic apportionment plus special-purpose money such as special education), $16.0 million from the local enrichment levy, $7.3 million from federal grants and $1.2 million from other local sources. Revenue is up from the prior year mainly because of a $1.5 million rise in levy collections and special education safety-net funds.
State money dominates
Of $106.1 million in budgeted 2026-27 General Fund revenue, about $59.8 million is basic state apportionment and $21.9 million state special-purpose money; federal funds are $7.3 million and the local levy $16.0 million.
People are most of the cost
Salaries, taxes and benefits are 85% of the budget. The district balanced 2026-27 with a staffing freeze, leaving non-essential positions vacant and reassigning staff to avoid layoffs.
Enrollment decline
The budget projects 5,601.5 FTE students, 183.5 fewer than the year before, and an about 11% decline over the next few years driven by smaller younger classes.
Reserves
The board keeps an 8% minimum fund balance; the budget estimates a $10.2 million ending balance. The superintendent reported in September 2026 that the district finished 2025-26 in the positive for the first time in about five years.
State money follows enrollment, which the district projects to keep falling, so the balanced budget depends on continued staffing restraint.
Where the district stands
Major projects
Rebuild and modernize three elementary schools
Bond on the ballotA community facility study committee met five times in 2025-26 and recommended replacing aging elementary schools. The board placed a $125 million bond on the ballot and passed new-in-lieu resolutions for Cascade, Kenroy and Lee elementaries, which position the projects for state school construction assistance.
- First community facility planning committee meeting reported (about 35 participants).
- Board asks for $116 million and $130 million bond options.
- Board adopts Resolution 2026-02 for a $125 million bond.
- New-in-lieu resolutions for Cascade, Kenroy and Lee; 32 bond presentations completed.
- Construction and program management RFQ 2026-01 listed for award.
Funding
Voter-approved bonds (on the November 3, 2026 ballot), with possible state construction assistance through new-in-lieu resolutions
Rock Island Elementary roof replacement
Under way in summer 2026The board approved American Exterior Solutions' proposal to replace the Rock Island Elementary roof. The contract amount is in the April 20 packet but was not stated in the minutes.
- $300,000 state grant reported.
- Contract proposal approved.
- Superintendent reports progress on the roof.
Funding
$300,000 state grant plus district capital funds
Phone-free secondary schools (Yondr pouches)
In place since fall 2026Policy 3245 requires junior high and high school students to lock phones in Yondr pouches during the school day.
- Administrative intern report on a cell-phone-free environment.
- Policy 3245 adopted; $65,000 pouch purchase approved.
- 95.6% of 113 responding teachers report a positive effect.
Funding
District general fund purchase
Recent news
Reviewed every board meeting record from October 27, 2025 through October 26, 2026 on the district's Agendas and Board Packets pages (19 meetings: agendas, full board packets, and official minutes for 17 of them), plus the adopted 2025-26 and 2026-27 board calendars, collected October 27, 2026.
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