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Juneau Borough School District — Financial
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The district's FY27 budget picture began with declining enrollment: the district projects 3,767 students for 2026-27, down from a reconciled 3,832 in 2025-26, which itself came in 22 below projection. Because enrollment drives Alaska's per-student funding formula, the decline cuts state revenue by about $2.1 million below the prior-year revised level.
The board then adopted the FY27 (2026-27) budget on March 10, 2026, covering a roughly $5.4 million gap — $81 million in rollover costs against $76 million in expected revenue — by spending about $4.5 million of one-time reserves rather than cutting programs or staffing ratios.
The budget cycle closed with labor costs. After a year of stalled bargaining and March mediation, the board took up ratification of a two-year Juneau Education Association agreement on April 9, 2026: in FY26, a 3% base increase, a reindexed salary schedule, and a one-time 2% payment retroactive to July 1, 2025; in FY27, a 6.25% salary-schedule increase, with the district's health contribution rising to $1,704 per month. Final ratification was on the April 14 agenda.
What happened
Teachers' contract settled: 6.25% raise in year two
After a year of stalled bargaining and March mediation, the board took up ratification of a two-year Juneau Education Association agreement on April 9, 2026, adding a 6.25% salary-schedule increase in FY27 and a $1,704-per-month health contribution, with final ratification on the April 14 agenda.
Board closes $5.4M budget gap with reserves, not cuts
On March 10, 2026, the board adopted the FY27 budget and covered the roughly $5.4 million gap between $81 million in rollover costs and $76 million in expected revenue by spending about $4.5 million of one-time reserves rather than cutting programs or staffing ratios.
Enrollment falls again: 3,767 projected, down from 3,832
The district projects 3,767 students for 2026-27, down from a reconciled 3,832 in 2025-26, cutting state revenue about $2.1 million below the prior-year revised level under Alaska's per-student funding formula.
Synthesized from 3 published, source-verified alerts about budget for Juneau Borough School District.
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