INDIANAPOLIS -- Schools could see a $9 million cut in funding statewide because lawmakers missed the enrollment projection in the current budget cycle.
An Indiana Department of Education memo going out Friday to schools said the tuition support appropriation of $7.041 billion is not enough to cover the costs, and future payments to schools could see a reduction if legislators don't shift money in the next session.
Fort Wayne Community Schools could lose about $270,000 according to an analysis by the Legislative Services Agency. Southwest Allen County Schools could see a loss of about $58,000, Northwest Allen County Schools $60,000 and East Allen County Schools $85,000.
The error is because 6,000 more students enrolled in public school than expected. Student count day was in September but several data sets are not complete -- such as special education students -- so the funding levels are still unclear.
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