Education
School districts face two contradictory pressures: 1) Build more and better schools, and 2) Keep spending down. PFM has a long history of helping schools handle this difficult balancing act.
- PFM has worked with hundreds of districts throughout the United States, advising on billions of dollars in long-term financing. We average more than 50 school district bond transactions per year in Pennsylvania alone.
- Each year, PFM is involved in tax and revenue anticipation note deals - deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars - that help school districts meet seasonal funding needs.
- PFM has developed expertise on current and advance refundings for school districts. In fact, several State Departments of Education have called upon PFM experts to co-author refunding regulations.
These case studies demonstrate how PFM has helped various school districts meet their distinct financial goals: