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Revised enrollment projections, General Assembly actions narrow York County Schools’ FY26 shortfall
Summary
Division staff revised average daily membership (ADM) projections downward from state estimates, and General Assembly budget actions increased state funding, reducing York County Schools’ FY26 budget gap to about $512,000 before local decisions.
Finance staff told the board the division adjusted enrollment projections and summarized General Assembly budget actions that materially improved the FY26 outlook but left a local funding decision unresolved.
Mr. Bowen, the division’s budget officer, said revised ADM (average daily membership) estimates were updated after contracting with the Weldon Cooper Center and reviewing Virginia Department of Education figures. For FY25 Bowen reported a revised ADM of 13,061 (95 students above the division’s adopted FY25 baseline but 81 fewer than the Department of Education projection). For FY26 he reported a revised ADM of 13,268, an increase from the division’s prior baseline but 99 fewer than the state projection.…
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