Ketchikan school district faces another budget shortfall

Ketchikan school district faces another budget shortfall

The White Cliff building, where Ketchikan Gateway Borough and School Board meetings are held, is seen on July 19, 2024. (Michael Fanelli/KRBD) The Ketchikan school board held a special emergency meeting Thursday night to address a newly uncovered, additional deficit of over $4.5 million. The board approved next year’s district budget late last month, but it didn’t account for overspending in this fiscal year. It did include the closure of two sc…