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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — West Michigan’s largest school district, Grand Rapids Public Schools, will see a tighter budget for the upcoming school year.
The district passed its budget for the 2019-2020 academic year at a Monday night budget hearing.
GRPS Chief Financial Officer Larry Oberst said the district expects to see 200 fewer students return this fall. During the budget hearing, he explained that the dip in enrollment means GRPS will receive $1.6 million less in state dollars. But it will still have to pay the same number of teachers, he said, because the losses are scattered throughout schools in the district.
Oberst said funding cuts at the federal level will strain the budget even more.
Overall, the district’s new budget is a $10 million reduction from last year.
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