Work to bring costs down at all small schools in the district. The district’s smallest, non-charter school- Riverside High School - cost 44k per student in the most recently released numbers (2023/24), more than twice as much as any other district school. We are firm supporters of small schools and their benefit to our students. But they need to be made financially viable!

What alternate solutions could there be for our district's current budget issues ?

Data: Oregon Department of Education

The WLWV school district could potentially realize up to $2.5 million a year in additional funds if they billed Medicaid as many other districts do - in this time of difficult budget decisions, is this something we can consider doing? There are two sources school districts can bill Medicaid for. The WLWV School District currently bills for one - Medicaid Administrative Claiming (MAC) funding - but to our knowledge does not bill for most students for the other - Medicaid Fee-for-Service, which reimburses districts for the health services provided to certain students.

Increased Costs in the WLWV School District Budget that Can be Analyzed

High school extracurricular salaries have increased over $730,000 since 2024/25 (a 44% increase with no change in FTE)

Athletics and Activities transportation budget has increased over $430,000 since last year.

Travel Stipends, Expenses, and Out-Of-District travel are costing over $330,000 this year.

Director of Student Support Services (Classified Salaries and Administrators) salaries have increased over $45,000 from 2024/25 (a 6% increase with no change in FTE)

The Executive Administration classified and administrator salaries have increased over $14,000 from 2024/25 (no change in FTE)