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Beaufort County School District seeks $17.8 million boost, proposes 4.3‑mill increase and higher starting teacher pay
Summary
Beaufort County School District presented a fiscal 2025–26 budget that would raise the operations millage by 4.3 mills, increase teacher starting pay to about $60,000 for early-career teachers and rely on local revenue to cover state funding shortfalls. The county committee approved sending the ordinance to full council for first reading.
Beaufort County School District Superintendent Frank Rodriguez and Chief Financial Officer Tanya Crosby presented the district’s proposed fiscal 2025–26 general fund budget and asked the county finance committee to forward the ordinance for first reading to county council.
The budget request centers on employee compensation and program changes the district says are necessary to recruit and retain teachers and strengthen academic support. The district proposed a 4.3‑mill increase to operations millage (to 126.1 mills as described in the presentation) while leaving the debt service millage unchanged at 36.3 mills. The committee approved without objection moving the ordinance to county council for first reading.
The district identified three budget priorities: teacher and support‑staff compensation, academic programs and safety and security. To hold a competitive position in the state, the district proposes raising a…
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