District warns it leans on savings to pay regular bills in a $318 million budget

What happened

The proposed 2026-27 budget is $317,967,592, up 3.35% from $307,664,521. It uses $19.7 million of savings and reserves. The April 21, 2026 presentation calls this overreliance on one-time money a structural imbalance, and says state aid is falling and PILOTs are volatile.

Why it matters to families

Savings can only be used once. If revenue does not catch up, future budgets may need cuts or bigger tax increases.

The evidence

Slides say reliance on one-time sources 'creates a structural budget imbalance' and that there are limited ways to cut without hurting programs. The 2026-27 brochure shows the $19.7 million reserves line.

The source