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More teachers, more school safety officers: Here’s what’s planned for Philly’s $4.5 billion budget

The school district will spend $22,379 per student in the 2023-24 school year, officials said — a 5.3% increase over the current school year. But a fiscal cliff is coming.

Superintendent Tony Watlington (right) and school board president Reginald Streater (left), shown in this March file photo, heard details of a $4.5 billion 2023-24 budget Thursday night.
Superintendent Tony Watlington (right) and school board president Reginald Streater (left), shown in this March file photo, heard details of a $4.5 billion 2023-24 budget Thursday night.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer