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Barrow County schools propose $213.3M budget, face $10.6M gap; tentative millage vote set for June
Summary
Barrow County School System presented a $213.3 million revenue plan for FY2026 and a $224 million spending plan that would create a roughly $10.6 million gap; board to consider a tentative millage rate June 3 and hold public hearings before final millage vote.
Barrow County School System officials on May 27 presented a FY2026 general fund budget that estimates $213,300,000 in revenues and $224,000,000 in expenditures, leaving a projected operating gap of about $10,600,000.
Business services presenter Miss Houston told the board, “We budget to bring in $213,300,000 which is an increase of $7,700,000 from the previous year.” The presentation set out major revenue assumptions — a 3% net increase in the tax digest, an estimated $3.2 million increase in state QBE funding, and additional revenue from car taxes and higher interest income — and explained that most district spending is personnel-driven.
The budget presentation said 88.62% of…
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