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Madison County schools ask county for $959,461 as enrollment falls
Summary
Superintendent Miss Graham told the Board of Supervisors the school division is asking Madison County for $959,461 in additional operating funds for FY26, driven by lower enrollment and rising insurance and benefit costs. School leaders warned further cuts would eliminate programs or jobs.
Madison County Superintendent Miss Graham told the Board of Supervisors on an FY26 budget preview that Madison County Schools is asking the county for $959,461 in additional operating funds, citing a steady drop in student enrollment and higher benefit and operating costs.
The superintendent said all federal ESSER funds and extra state "All In Virginia" dollars that temporarily supplemented budgets have ended. "All ESSER spending is gone and done. That ended in September of this school year," Miss Graham said. She told supervisors the division is built on a prior enrollment number of 1,620 but is currently serving about 1,542 students and anticipates about 1,520 for next year.
The request, Miss Graham said, covers a recommended 3% pay increase, a 3.9% rise in health-insurance costs the division proposes to absorb, targeted pay adjustments (including raising starting pay for CDL bus drivers to $20 per hour) and a package of technology and security items. Miss Graham said salaries for a full year would be roughly…
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