The Kansas State Department of Education has released its State Aid Projections for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year recently and Miami County School District are on both ends of the funding quandary.
One of the fastest growing communities in the State also saw the largest increase in school funding from the State of Kansas. Spring Hill, USD 230, has seen a big increase in enrollment and will see an increase in funding of nearly $2 million, compared to last year.
Pola will see a decrease of about $736,000 in State funding due to enrollment being down 156 full time equivalent students. That’s the fifth largest loss in Kansas. According to the Miami County Republic, Paola Superintendent, Matt Meek, says the goal is for the district to not have to eliminate any personnel but instead, make necessary changes via attrition. He did emphasize the need to make sure the district’s staffing is the appropriate size to serve the enrollment numbers. Instead of downsizing, he called it “right sizing”.
Louisburg, USD 416, is projected to receive an increase of $137,791 and Osawatomie USD 367, is projected to have a decrease of $78,711.
