ROBBINSDALE, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Robbinsdale School Board met Tuesday night to address possible solutions for a $21 million budget shortfall, including closing schools and potentially building a new high school.

Robbinsdale School District financial challenges

The backstory:

Robbinsdale Area Schools is dealing with a $21 million budget shortfall due to rising costs, declining enrollment, and leadership instability. The district has had four superintendents in five years, and last year, it operated without a permanent chief financial officer or a finance director, leading to a $20 million compensatory funding being counted twice.

The district's enrollment has dropped from over 28,000 students in 1971 to just over 10,000 in 2024-25, leading to reduced state funding. A recent report a

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