Red Wing School District Budget

The Red Wing School Board is expected to approve next school year’s budget at their Monday, June 17 meeting.

The district is facing a projected shortfall of $2.3 million in the 2024-2025 budget.

School Board Chair, Jim Bryant, says people often wonder why the district is in need of more funding after passing a local referendum two years ago.

Bryant says the main reasons are the massive increase in the cost of transportation, insurance, utilities, and the often overlooked financial burden of unfunded mandates by the Minnesota legislature.

The board has already voted to approve contract non-renewals for 8 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff positions for the 2025 fiscal year, which begins July 1. 

Total possible proposed cuts the board discussed last month amounts to 2,281,623, which is just under $52,000 more than the number needed to balance the budget.