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Orange County Schools seeks $1.8M continuation, $2.2M in expansions in superintendent’s FY2025–26 budget recommendation
Summary
District staff presented a recommended local operating budget for fiscal 2025–26, citing a 6,909-student enrollment projection and asking county commissioners for $1.8 million to maintain current services plus about $2.2 million for targeted pay and staffing increases.
Orange County Schools staff presented the superintendent’s recommended local operating budget for fiscal year 2025–26 at the board’s March 24 meeting and said they will ask the Orange County Board of Commissioners for $1.8 million in continuation funding plus roughly $2.2 million in expansion money to implement pay increases and other staffing changes.
District staff said the recommended budget will be presented publicly at a district hearing on April 7, transmitted to county commissioners on April 14, and that county budget hearings are scheduled for May with a county decision and resolution anticipated in June.
The presentation said the district expects 6,909 students for the 2025–26 school year and that most local operating revenue follows enrollment. Staff described the district’s current spending mix: about 79% of the operating…
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