2024-25 Budget approved
2024-25 Budget approved
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The Wichita Board of Education approved the budget for the 2025 fiscal year. The budget includes:
- A balanced budget for FY25
- Base aid of $5,378 per full-time student
- Expenditures reduced by $27.8 million, with budget priorities focused on wages and critical staffing
- A 6.7% compensation package for benefited employee groups
- An overall mill levy of 51.354 – lowest mill rate for WPS in 14 years
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