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Cullman County Schools holds first FY2026 budget hearing; ADM drop trims state units
Summary
At a public hearing, district staff outlined the FY2026 budget, reporting a 4.8% decline in ADM that reduced state unit allocations, detailed revenue sources and planned capital spending, and noted a recently awarded $18 million grant to accelerate a new career center.
Speaker 4, the district—s budget presenter (role not specified), opened the first of two required public hearings on the FY2026 budget and reviewed funding sources, program allocations and planned capital projects.
Speaker 4 said the district—s average daily membership fell about 4.8% compared with the prior year, which translated to about a 3.6‑unit loss in state funding units. "When you only have five students down in ADM, our units are not down 3.6," she said, explaining the drop pushed some schools below staffing thresholds and reduced assistant principal and counselor allocations.
The presenter summarized revenue by source, saying roughly 62% of general‑fund dollars come from the state, about 10% from federal sources and roughly 28% from local revenue. She said the district set the half‑cent sales tax estimate at $6,100,000 and described its distribution—60%…
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