Kalispell Public Schools will have $90.7 million for operations during the 2025-26 school year, which administrators say will leave them with a stable high school budget, but a tight elementary district budget.

State funding and taxpayer money are the primary sources of revenue for the district’s budgeted funds, the largest being the general fund. Property taxes accounted for about 33% of funding for the elementary district budget and 32.9% of the high school budget.

The elementary district will operate on a $43.96 million budget, a percentage increase of 6.2% from the 2024-25 budget. Despite the bump, Kalispell Public Schools Finance Director Chris Campbell said the budget may face a deficit, even after the elimination of about 15 full-time-equivalent positions.

“We'll probably face an

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