COOS BAY — The faltering economy is forcing Oregon schools to cut their budgets midstream this year. Local school officials say it’s only going to get worse next year.

Coos Bay schools expect to lose $400,000 in revenue this year, after Gov. Ted Kulongoski ordered across-the-board cuts of 1.2 percent last month.

Initial projections from the Oregon Department of Education suggest schools will get a 2.3 percent increase in general and lottery funds next year. Schools usually receive between 5 and 6 percent increases, if not more, said Rod Danielson, Coos Bay schools’ business manager. Coos Bay, however, may not even get a 2.3 percent increase because other schools are seeing their enrollments grow faster.

“The next biennium is going to be nasty,” he said Wednesday.