Were expenses in FY 2023 distorted and is the FY 2024 deficit understated?

 The U.S. federal government’s fiscal year came to a close on September 30 and the budget execution data has just been published. It received $4.4 trillion in revenue collections and had $6.1 trillion of outlays, leaving a deficit of $1.7 trillion, the equivalent of 6.3% of gross domestic product (GDP). In 2022, the deficit was $1.37 trillion. These figures, however, are distorted. In 2022, the administration included as an expense a $379 billion plan to forgive student debt, but this plan never executed, as it was struck down by the Supreme Court in June. The $333 billion reversal was recorded this year as lower spending in 2023.

Taking this into account, the deficit more than doubled to $2 trillion (7.5% of GDP), a bar only surpassed during the two years of the pandemic. The main cause was the 9% drop in revenues.   https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-united-states-is-entering-a-tax-crisis-with-skyrocketing-deficits-and-debt/ar-AA1j679P

Is this true?  Let's look at the expenses for the Department of Education.  The actual expenses in 2022 were $639 billion, and preliminary for 2023 were -$41 billion.  If you undo the adjustment, in 2022 the expenses for Education would be $260 billion (639 - 379), and in 2023 they would be $292 billion (-41 + 333).   So it looks like they were distorted.

What do we expect Education expenses to be in FY 2024?  After a quick search, I can't find the answer.  But in FY2020 the DOE spent $204 bn, and in FY2021 it spent $260 bn.  (In FY 2019, the gross cost was $154 bn with $32 bn revenue for a net cost of $122.)

I really don't have a handle on this.  But let's for a minute assume that revenue and expenses for FY 2024 will be exactly the same as 2023 (without the student debt weirdness and with $292 bn for the DOE).  That means the revenue would be $4.4 trillion and outlays would be $6.5 trillion.  So we are facing a $2.1 trillion deficit in FY 2024.  Or maybe worse.  The net interest in FY 2023 was $659 billion, and in FY 2024 it should be $800 billion (rounded to the nearest $50 billion).  So really the base case is a $2.2 trillion deficit this fiscal year even if all spending (except interest) were frozen at current levels.  Am I reading this right? $2.2 trillion divided by 12 is $180 billion (rounded).  October is almost over.  Are we really expecting $180 billion deficits every month on average?