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Randolph County schools report modest expense increases and rising energy, transportation and custodial costs
Summary
District finance staff told the board third‑quarter and year‑to‑date expenses are higher than last year; staff highlighted energy costs up roughly $453,287 (July–March), contracted transportation costs up about $148,027 and an increase in custodial contract costs of about $736,007.25 as areas to watch.
District finance staff presented third‑quarter and year‑to‑date revenue and expense figures in the work session and flagged several cost pressures for board attention.
Finance staff said third‑quarter expenditures rose approximately 4.39% over the prior year and year‑to‑date expenditures were about 5.68% higher. Staff noted federal revenues are recognized as federal funds are spent and that year‑to‑date federal expenditures were lower than the prior year (down about 20.6% compared with the prior year) because some extra funds were present in the earlier period.
Staff identified three…
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