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Wythe County school board adopts FY26 budget, seeks $16.2 million in county funding
Summary
The Wythe County School Board approved its fiscal year 2026 operational budget, proposing $16,203,720 in county funding and including pay and staffing increases as well as capital projects and bus purchases.
The Wythe County School Board on Tuesday approved the division’s fiscal year 2026 budget, asking the Wythe County Board of Supervisors to provide $16,203,720 in county operational appropriations.
The budget, presented by Superintendent Dr. Poole, is built on a projected enrollment of 3,565 students and proposes an average salary increase of about 3% for employees, a $47,800 starting teacher salary, targeted adjustments to the top of the teacher pay scale, and several position additions including an additional speech therapist and an additional elementary special education teacher. “The FY26 budget … the priorities for the FY26 budget [are] faculty and staff compensation, student support, special education support, the maintenance of essential positions, capital improvement projects, and the continued focus on school safety,” Dr. Poole said.
Why it matters: the request to the county is $845,663 over the formula-required local match; the board’s adoption sends the request and the full…
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