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Jefferson City board approves $172.1 million total-expenditures budget for 2025–26
Summary
The Jefferson City School Board approved the district's fiscal 2025'26 budget, authorizing a combined funds plan that projects about $172.1 million in expenditures and includes planned capital spending tied to bonds issued in April.
The Jefferson City School Board voted in favor of the district's 2025'26 budget and an adjustment to the 2024'25 budget at its June 2025 meeting.
The board approved a budget presentation that projects approximately $172.1 million in total expenditures for fiscal 2025'26, driven primarily by capital projects funded in part by bonds issued in April. The presenter, Sherry LePage, told the board the district expects roughly $162.3 million in revenues for the same period, producing a year-to-year deficit concentrated in the capital projects fund.
Why it matters: the budget sets the district's spending priorities for the coming school year, confirms planned transfers to capital projects tied to voter-approved work, and includes pay and staffing recommendations that affect classroom operations and personnel costs.
Sherry LePage summarized the major drivers: a $30 million bond…
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