Nevada City School District officials are anticipating cuts to their $6.3 million budget, but are unsure what to expect as the state budget has yet to pass, outgoing Superintendent Roger Steel said this week.

Staff can't even plan for estimated reductions, as state officials “keep changing the estimates for the budget (cuts),” Steel said.

Gov. Schwarzenegger's initial budget proposal included $1.3 billion in cuts to education, equating to $220 per child, Steel said. That estimate has changed — a few times.

“We're just holding on right now,” he said.

The district has an overall budget of roughly $10 million, said the district's chief business official Heather Cameron. That figure includes funding for construction, maintenance, programs funded through federal No Child Left Behind programs and other federal and state mandates.

From the state, the district receives $5,395 per student, or $6.3 million based on last year's attendance.

NCSD lost two teachers in the past year because of declining enrollment, Steel said.

The district, which serves 1,167 children at four schools, held a board meeting Tuesday night to discuss the possible cuts and a set of action items, including the approval of $4,700 in donations.

Kelly and Steve Valin donated $4,000 for education programs at Seven Hills Middle School.