It’s looking like another tough budget season for school districts across Berks County.
Of the 13 local districts that have prepared preliminary budgets, all but one spending plan included significant shortfalls, ranging from about $400,000 to $2.2 million.
Muhlenberg’s budget doesn’t have a gap, but it currently includes a property tax increase larger than the state permits.
Budget gaps among districts can be somewhat hard to compare, because some include tax increases or major cuts in their preliminary budgets while others don’t.