Northern Humboldt Union High School District’s 2026-27 budget statement projects a $2,136,159 decrease in fund balance, according to a district budget statement included in the Sept. 8 board packet.\n\nThe statement, dated July 31, projects $33,557,790 in revenue and $35,640,097 in expenditures. After other financing sources and uses, the projected net change in fund balance is negative $2,136,159.\n\nThe projection shows an ending general-fund balance of $6,303,215 and a special-reserve balance of $1,380,811, for a combined $8,520,574. The packet does not identify the main causes of the projected revenue-expenditure gap or describe planned spending reductions, reserve use or new revenue.\n\nAt its Sept. 8 meeting, the district’s governing board approved the 2025-26 unaudited actuals along with Resolution 2/2026-27, which concerns the GANN appropriation limit, according to the meeting minutes. The minutes record no dollar amounts for those items and do not explain the 2026-27 projection.\n\nThe district’s next monthly financial activity report or a revised multiyear projection could clarify whether the figures have changed and how officials plan to address the projected decline.