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Chatham County Board approves $137.6 million budget amendment amid charter enrollment and fund-balance pressures
Summary
Board approved the first 2025-26 budget amendment totaling $137,607,289.89. Officials cited a surprise increase in charter enrollment, prior one-time uses of fund balance for staff investments, and a need to recalibrate local-funded programs including stipends.
The Chatham County Board of Education approved budget amendment No. 1 for the 2025-26 school year on Nov. 3, setting a total amended budget of $137,607,289.89.
Finance staff summarized fund movements: a $508,334 increase in the state public school fund tied to specific allocations (digital learning allotments, principal bonuses and federal grants adjustments), a $1.7 million decrease in the local current expense fund reflecting actual county appropriations and strategic reductions, and a $2.9 million increase in federal grants (including CTE and Title programs).…
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