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Paulding County schools report steady fund balance, project slight enrollment decline for FY26
Summary
District financial update shows unassigned fund balance able to cover about 3.1 months of FY25 expenditures; district projects enrollment to decline modestly into FY26 and will present preliminary FY26 budget figures on April 1.
The Paulding County School District on March 4 presented its January financial update and a FY26 budget foundation report that outlined demographic, enrollment and funding factors expected to shape next year’s budget.
Amber Thesma, director of planning and analysis, told the board that with 58.3% of the fiscal year elapsed the district’s unassigned fund balance could support about 3.1 months of FY25 budgeted expenditures, the same level as the prior year. Year-to-date revenue variance to budget was 11.8%, compared with 12.9%…
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