Sacramento City Unified School District leaders are proposing a laundry list of cuts to prevent a financial crisis that would put the district at risk of county or state intervention.
The district was already facing fiscal woes when a September report showed that the district spent $43 million more than expected last year due to a “flood” of costs that popped up later in the year. Officials estimate that the district could end up $88 million in the red by the 2027-28 school year if they do not come up with a strict plan.
The Sacramento County Office of Education estimated that to be fiscally solvent the district needs to identify $50 million in spending reductions for the 2026-27 school year…