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Saint Joseph School Board adopts fiscal 2026 budget with $258,000 surplus
Summary
The St. Joseph School District Board approved the fiscal 2026 budget unanimously, authorizing a conservative spending plan that projects a $258,000 surplus and a 20.3% fund balance, while noting state funding and enrollment uncertainties.
The St. Joseph School District Board of Education voted 7-0 to adopt the district’s fiscal 2026 budget, a plan administrators said contains a modest $258,000 surplus.
Board administrators presented the budget as conservative and contingent on state action. “The budget I’m bringing you tonight . . . actually has a slight surplus to it, $258,000,” the district finance lead told the board while noting the state budget still required the governor’s signature. He said the district used conservative assumptions for assessed valuation and state funding to guard against possible withholdings.
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