Mechanicsburg Area School District 2018-2019 Budget Projection
Budget Preparation Budget Projection for 2018-2019: Budget Timeline: Revenue Assumptions Expenditure Assumptions Act 1 Index: 2.4% (Base Index) Budget Timeline: Refine Estimates Budget Calendar
Local Revenue Local revenue – Estimated using currently enacted tax rates Revenue Growth: Real Estate Taxes: Assessment Growth - $297,305 1% Increase in Real Estate Taxes - $355,003 To support debt service costs connected to District Program Design Project Earned Income Taxes: $536,945
Real Estate Taxes: Growth in Assessed Values
Earned Income Taxes Since 2010, wages in Pennsylvania have increased annually between 2% and 4%. The average during this period of time is 3.3%. Source: Pennsylvania Independent Fiscal Office
State and Federal Revenue State Revenue Growth: Basic Education Subsidy: $150,000 Retirement Reimbursement: $267,264 Federal Revenues – Funding Levels from 2017-2018
Basic Education Funding
Composition of Funding: 2018-2019
Expenditures Increasing / (Decreasing) Expenditures: Health Insurance: $324,438 PSERS: $456,289 Utilities: ($248,383) Tuition: $207,779 Charter School Tuition - $200,000 Debt Service: $351,921(District Program Design)
Health Insurance
PSERS
Utilities
Charter School Tuition Brick and Mortar – 7% Cyber Charter – 93%
District Program Design Note: Debt service levels will return to a more normal level in 2023-2024. This is due to the fact that much of the District’s existing debt will be paid off over the next 5-6 years.
Budget Projection: 2018-2019 Projected Revenue: $66,726,163 1% Increase in Real Estate Taxes (DPDP): $355,003 Projected Expenditures: $69,168,420 2018-2019 Projected Budget Deficit: ($2,087,254)
Pending Adjustments Several key revenue and expenditure adjustments remain: Revenue: State and Federal Budgets Real Estate Tax Rate Expenditures: Staffing Update Cost Centers Contracted Services Transportation
Budget Timeline November - January February – March April June Cost Center Budgets Adopt Act 1 Resolution November - January Preliminary General Fund Budget February – March Adopt Proposed General Fund Budget April Adopt Final General Fund Budget June
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