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Moore County Schools presents $182.2 million 2025-26 original budget and recommends lowering fund-balance floor
Summary
The Moore County Schools administration presented an original 2025-26 budget totaling $182,200,518 that reflects small net growth driven by step and benefit increases; staff recommended temporarily lowering the district's unassigned general fund balance practice from $2,000,000 to $1,000,000 to accommodate potential state-driven salary increases.
Moore County Schools on Monday presented its original 2025-26 budget to the Board of Education, showing total proposed appropriations of $182,200,518 and a small net increase over the prior year driven mainly by step and benefits costs.
Assistant Superintendent for Budget and Finance Tina Edmonds told the board that the district's budget reflects the state's recently enacted mini-budget and that some state-level salary increases remain unresolved. "The total original budget resolution is $182,200,518," Edmonds said during the presentation.
The draft reflects an increase of $1,044,575, or 0.58%, from the 2024-25 original budget. Edmonds said the increase was driven by…
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