Denver Public Schools Facing 9 Million Budget Deficit This Fiscal Year Denver public schools officials are forecasting the district will run a budget deficit at least through the 2025 26 fiscal year, if it is unable to find significant savings as enrollment shrinks. the state’s largest school district anticipates a roughly $9 million shortfall at the end of the 2022 23 academic year, an improvement over the $23. Even accounting for the loss of federal stimulus dollars known as “esser,” district managed schools in denver public schools have actually seen an 18% funding increased since fiscal year 2022, while enrollment declined 2.4%, according to a report to the board of education this week.
The Budget Deficit Upward Forever Nomicsnotes From Numbernomics Denver public schools primarily serves the residents of the city and county of denver; 53% of the district is latino, 13.4% is african american, and 25.3% is anglo. over sixty five percent of the district’s students qualify for the federal free lunch program. Denver public schools officials are forecasting the district will run a budget deficit at least through the 2025 26 fiscal year, if it is unable to find significant savings as enrollment. Polis, who released his budget proposal on nov. 1, has presented austerity measures due to the state facing an over half billion dollar budget deficit. his plan would increase school funding by about $115 million next year, bringing total spending to $9.8 billion. As a panel of legislators wraps up the last of its work on colorado's next spending plan, its chair took a hard line on a proposal by gov. jared polis tackling public k 12 education funding that schools say will cost them millions. the issue deals with enrollment averaging.
Denver Public Schools Prepares To Close Schools As Enrollment Declines Polis, who released his budget proposal on nov. 1, has presented austerity measures due to the state facing an over half billion dollar budget deficit. his plan would increase school funding by about $115 million next year, bringing total spending to $9.8 billion. As a panel of legislators wraps up the last of its work on colorado's next spending plan, its chair took a hard line on a proposal by gov. jared polis tackling public k 12 education funding that schools say will cost them millions. the issue deals with enrollment averaging. An estimated $1.2 billion state budget shortfall has put an insurmountable kink in colorado lawmakers’ plan to increase education funding to “adequate” levels after a decade and a half of. Denver — the denver public schools (dps) board rejected a proposal thursday to close elementary and middle schools that were being considered for consolidation due to an expected budget. Denver — governor jared polis is proposing changes to how students in colorado are counted, in an effort to slash the education budget by $147 million for the next fiscal year. on thursday, several district leaders and others testified at a legislative hearing hoping to convince leaders not to cut funding. Denver public schools superintendent alex marrero is proposing $9 million to be spent next year on safety related to the comprehensive plan he is tasked with creating. marrero will discuss his proposed 2023 2024 budget with the dps board of education during a special board meeting and executive session thursday.