Beacon City School District adopts $87.72 million 2025–26 budget; board votes 7-0

The Beacon City School District Board of Education on April 22 adopted a $87,720,000 budget for the 2025–26 school year, a 4.61% increase over the prior year, with a 7–0 roll-call vote.

Superintendent Matt told the board that “what the board is voting on tonight is the overall budget number,” and stressed the document reflects the district’s priorities across academics, student supports and facilities.

The budget funds classroom and student supports the administration highlighted at the April 22 workshop, including a fourth elementary math intervention teacher, additional reading intervention staff, continued funding for social workers and middle‑school counseling, expansion of full‑day pre‑K slots, investments in extracurriculars and music, and site‑based mental‑health services. The capital program tied to the 2024 voter‑approved project also includes secure school entrances, upgrades to athletic fields and the Seager Theatre, and a plan to add air conditioning to “up to 50%” of elementary classrooms over multiple years.

Why it matters: Board members and administrators said the budget is intended to sustain programs added in recent years while responding to enrollment, academic gaps and extreme‑heat planning mandated by state law. If state aid or federal revenues change after adoption, the board said it will revisit allocations at a future meeting.

Key figures and fiscal context - Budget total: $87,720,000 (4.61% increase year to year). - Federal funds: approximately $1.7 million; federal revenues are accounted for in separate funds and are not reflected in the general fund totals presented for the voter budget. The administration said those federal dollars currently support reading teachers, English language…