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Commissioners, Schools Debate $11M–$14M Gap; County Manager Cites 43.47% Funding Methodology
Summary
County staff recommended a $91.7 million FY26 appropriation for Cumberland County Schools using a formula that allocates 43.47% of local ad valorem and motor-vehicle tax revenue; school officials said the district requested roughly $103–111 million and sought additional local money for teacher and staff supplements.
County budget staff told the Board of Commissioners the recommended FY26 appropriation for Cumberland County Schools is $91.7 million, calculated using a previously used methodology that allocates 43.47% of projected ad valorem and motor-vehicle tax collections to the school system.
Jay Tolan, associate superintendent for business operations for Cumberland County Schools, told commissioners the district requested roughly $103 million (figures varied in documents) and said that any new county money would go…
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