School Funding

The School City of Hammond is bracing for more financial struggles, as it puts together its 2024 budget. Cash reserves have dropped from $13 million in early 2022 to just over $3 million this summer, with the operations fund taking the biggest hit.

The Lake Central School Corporation plans to dip into its education fund to help cover the cost of textbooks. School districts in Indiana are no longer allowed to pass along textbook fees to parents, but school officials don't think the state set aside enough money to fully make up the difference.

The Hammond School Board is urging school leadership to come up with ways to fix the district's financial problems. Chief Financial Officer Eric Kurtz told board members Tuesday that the school corporation's cash reserves dropped from roughly $13 million to just $3 million over the course of 2022.

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