With 3 Percent State Aid Cut, School District Faces ‘Challenging’ Budget

March 5, 2025 Board of Education Taxes, Education, School Board

**BUDGET NEWS –** *Schools Superintendent John Ravally speaks about the challenges the District faces in creating the Fiscal Year 2026 budget at the February 27 Board of Education meeting.*

The school district is facing a certain 3 percent reduction in state aid and an uncertain amount of federal aid in the run-up to creating the Fiscal Year 2026 budget.

Figures released by the state Department of Education on February 27 show Franklin’s total state aid will be reduced by $633,575, from $21,119,162 in FY 2025 to $20,485,587.

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With 3 Percent State Aid Cut, School District Faces ‘Challenging’ Budget

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