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Paulding County School District presents FY26 tentative budget showing small revenue uptick, higher health‑benefit costs
Summary
Finance staff presented a FY26 tentative budget showing a modest revenue increase, a greater share of payroll in the spending plan, and $55.5 million in grants; board will hold public hearings and vote on the final budget in June.
Paulding County School District finance staff presented a tentative FY2026 budget on May 27 that projects a slight revenue increase but rising benefit costs and concentrated payroll spending.
Amber Thesma, director of financial planning and analysis, told the school board the district’s general fund revenue estimate rose by two‑tenths of 1% to $435,700,000 after a preliminary digest from the Board of Tax Assessors. She said the tentative budget shows a total general fund budget of $438,500,000 when $2.8 million in general‑fund grants are included.
Thesma said payroll and benefits account for 89% of the general fund and that the district is ending the year with about 1.5 months of unassigned fund balance. “Salaries and benefits make up 89%…
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