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School board hears analysis showing state funding formula shifts more money to charter schools
Summary
At a special budget work session, Newberry County trustees were shown slides and district analyses indicating a recent funding formula and proviso changes would shift a larger share of new state education dollars to charter schools than to traditional districts, potentially reducing available funds for local priorities.
Newberry County Board of Trustees members on Wednesday reviewed a presentation showing how the state's new funding formula and a recent change to Proviso 1.3 would alter allocations between traditional public schools and charter schools.
The presentation, prepared by district staff, showed that under the House Ways and Means projections and the proviso changes presented in mid‑March, charter schools would receive a substantially larger share of new funding in the coming fiscal year than their share of students. The slides highlighted that charter students represent roughly 7–8% of statewide enrollment in the presenter's analysis, while the presentation projected roughly 45% of total new funding flowing to charter districts for fiscal year 2026 under the modeled allocation method.
The nut graf: trustees were shown weighted pupil unit calculations, proviso language, and…
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