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Franklin County School Board approves FY 2026 budget request, will ask supervisors for roughly $4.5 million

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After a public hearing and discussion of declining enrollment and rising costs, the Franklin County School Board voted to submit its FY 2026 budget priorities — including phase 3 of a compensation plan — to the Board of Supervisors with an approximate $4.5 million local ask.

The Franklin County School Board voted Monday to submit its proposed FY 2026 budget priorities to the Franklin County Board of Supervisors, authorizing a local funding request of about $4.5 million to supplement projected state revenues.

The public hearing and budget presentation, led by CFO/HR presenter Sharon Tuttle and Superintendent Dr. Sears, laid out the district’s financial position: enrollment is declining and the FY 2026 planning enrollment is 5,704 students. The division reported 1,008 students currently recorded as homeschooled; at the state’s per‑student amount cited in the presentation ($6,797), that level of out‑of‑division enrollment…

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