GRAND FORKS – At the Grand Forks School Board meeting on Monday, the board approved the fiscal year 2025-2026 district budget and tax levy. District Business Manager Brandon Baumbach presented board members with the final budget, which showed a $4.4 million spending deficit.

Board members said a combination of federal funding cuts, a decrease of expected per-pupil payment from the state and the state-mandated 3% cap on property taxes all negatively impacted the budget balance.

“These all individually have their bases in public policy, but it has made a perfect storm of sorts,” School Board President David Berger said. “So these decisions have impacts.”

The total revenue for FY 2025-2026 is expected to be $120,017,517 and the total expenditures are expected to be $134,290,148, leaving

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