This pencil chart illustrates the declining purchasing power of per-student state funding for Alaska's public schools; 2011 has been identified by Legislative Finance as the most recent year when funding was considered adequate for Alaska's public schools.
The Petersburg School District plans to restore several cut positions and provide a one-time staff bonus, thanks to higher-than-expected state funding and enrollment numbers for the 2024-25 school year.
The district received around $1.1 million more in state funding than initially budgeted for, with $849,000 coming from the one-time increase of $680 per student above the base student allocation (BSA) surviving the governor's veto this year. The remainder stems from enrollment reaching 456.8 students, above the budgeted 450 and with two more intensive-needs students than projected.
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