Littleton reports a $415,767 FY27 revenue gap

What happened

Littleton reported that FY 2026–27 revenue will be $415,767 below budget assumptions: final adequacy aid is $4,099,570, or $215,767 below the estimate, and the district will not return the anticipated $200,000 fund balance to reduce taxes. The minutes attribute the aid decline to lower average daily membership and free/reduced-price counts.

Why it matters to families

The revenue assumptions behind the district’s FY27 finances have materially worsened, but the minutes do not describe a revised spending plan or how the district will address the gap.

The evidence

The Sept. 8, 2026 approved minutes state that adequacy aid was budgeted at $4,315,337 but finalized at $4,099,570, and that without the anticipated $200,000 fund-balance return the district is down $415,767 in expected revenue. They attribute the aid change to decreased ADM and free/reduced counts.

The source