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Charleston schools shift weighted student funding to per‑pupil method; district proposes larger FY‑26 allocation
Summary
Superintendent and finance staff described a shift from a ratio model to a per‑pupil allocation for weighted student funding (WSF) and proposed increasing investment to roughly $36.1 million for FY‑26, with an appropriation expectation near $33 million.
Charleston County School District leaders told the board on Feb. 24 they will recommend changing the weighted student funding (WSF) distribution method from a ratio‑based approach to a clearer per‑pupil allocation for FY‑26 and to increase the overall WSF investment next year.
Superintendent Huggins said the district will move to a per‑pupil allocation to make funding more transparent for schools. “We’re going to a per pupil allocation, recommending that for the FY 26 school year,” Huggins said. Under the new method, the total WSF investment for the current fiscal year — $32.8 million — was divided by the number of unique pupils in the targeted categories to derive an investment per pupil ($1,353.60 in the…
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