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The news keeps on getting worse for area school districts regarding state revenue and funding.

Early estimations and speculation from Topeka indicates that school districts will likely be hit with another budget cut within the next two weeks. The cut could range between $150-200 per student.

Should the cut be at its maximum, the per-pupil funding rate would be near $4,000 a student, which would be lower than the rate prior to the Kansas Supreme Court ruling approving over $460 million in new education funding years ago.

Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools would take the toughest hit. Assistant Superintendent Cynthia Lane said the district could lose an addition $5 million in funding.

So far, in order to counteract the expected cuts, the board increased its mill levy, used $2 million in emergency board contingency funds and cut members of its facility and library staff.

Bill Reardon, lobbyist for the school district, said the decision and amount would likely be determined "before Thanksgiving."