The Yukon Flats School District budget process for FY25 has started! The budget process always starts with the count period and the report that is submitted to the State of Alaska.
The State of Alaska publishes a Report Card to the Public that shows that in 2021-2022 our district spent $52,528 of State/Local funds and $11,901 of Federal Funds for a total of $64,429 per student. At the district level the Yukon Flats School District spent 66% of funds on Instructional purposes and 33.6% on non-instructional purposes.
The Alaska’s Public Schools: Report Card to the Public from 2021-2022 shows the per pupil allocation.
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The Yukon Flats School District has an internal process to decide how to spend funds. The YFSD budget process is determined by many things including the renegotiation of the teacher’s union contract, the State of Alaska submission deadlines, and program implementation. The budget is adopted by the board but the Superintendent with her team recommend the budget for adoption.
It is a great accomplishment to have all of these moving parts align in adopting a budget. Budget revisions are an active part of running a school district. Currently, the YFSD has the FY24 budget approved by the board with comments taken at the BOE meeting and submitted to the State of Alaska.
The YFSD has had declining enrollment for many years and this has impacted the budget greatly. This year the hub school in Fort Yukon has had to combine classes in elementary and middle school in the same way that the smaller schools have had to do for many years. This has been controversial and there have been a lot of comments and concerns expressed about this particular issue in several meetings.
Small districts in unincorporated REAAs have been wrestling with these issues for many year but people continue to be committed to their small schools.
Charleen Fisher, PhD 
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