San Francisco School District Facing $240 Million Budget Deficit

San Francisco’s public school district is expected to have a $240 million budget deficit by the 2025–26 school year, according to district officials. The deficit is an accumulation of the district’s overspending and reliance on one-time federal and pandemic funds, Supt. Matt Wayne said at a Dec. 12 school board meeting. With a $1.2 billion budget and about 47,000 students, the district currently spends an average of about $25,400 per student – well above the state average of $17,300, according to the state education database Education Data Partnership. In addition to federal funds expiring, the district is facing an enrollment decline. It has lost more than 5,000 students over the past four years and is expected to lose nearly a thousand more in the coming years, according to district officials....