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Saint Paul Public Schools, District 625
360 Colborne Street
Saint Paul
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Saint Paul Public Schools leadership and the Board of Education have started planning for the 2025-26 budget (fiscal year 2026). Like most school districts across the state, SPPS is preparing for additional budget cuts next year due to increasing expenses and funding that has not kept up with these real costs of running a school district. Difficult decisions will need to be made to align our expenses with our revenues.

Budget decisions will be guided by the Board's parameters (e.g. funding early education, increasing enrollment, increasing student engagement and decreasing student absenteeism) and community priorities (e.g. safety, belonging, culturally responsive schools) gathered from over 10,000 students, staff and family members last school year. SPPS is committed to making these budget decisions with integrity and transparency and prioritizing the needs of students as much as possible throughout this process.

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SPPS leadership and the Board of Education have started planning for the 2025-26 budget (fiscal year 2026). Like most school districts across the state, SPPS is preparing for additional budget cuts next year due to increasing expenses and funding that has not kept up with these real costs of running a school district. We are committed to making these decisions with integrity and transparency and prioritizing the needs of students as much as possible throughout this process.

Read More about 2025-26 Budget Planning and Priorities

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2025-26 (FY26) Budget Documents

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2024-25 (FY25) Budget Documents

External Resources

Twin Cities Metropolitan School Districts 2025-26 Budget Survey

Minnesota's Association of Metropolitan School Districts (AMSD) has published the survey results of projected budget shortfalls for Twin Cities school districts under the Governor's budget proposal.

Video: Minnesota School Funding

Minnesota Association of School Administrators | A video explaining school funding and breaking down three key reasons why districts are experiencing financial challenges: Inflation and rising costs, unfunded or underfunded mandates, and the expanding role of schools in our communities.

Gaining Ground: Minnesota’s Largest School Aid Increase in a Generation

Northstar Policy Action | This report takes a deep look at the school finance measures approved by the 2023 legislature and signed into law by Governor Walz which provided the largest one year increase in state aid to Minnesota school districts in twenty years. (The full report is available here.)

School Finance in Minnesota

Minnesota Association of School Business Officials | A video overview of school finance in Minnesota. Where does the money come from? Where does it go? What other factors influence school funding in Minnesota?