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Fulton County Schools proposes $1.48 billion FY2026 budget, highlights 2.5% staff pay plan and $95M glide to avoid 2027 cliff
Summary
Superintendent's FY2026 recommendation would allocate roughly 78% of the general fund to schools and relies on $97.5 million of fund balance while calling for a 2.5% across‑the‑board pay increase; leaders warned a combination of exemptions and rising costs will require roughly $95 million in revenue or cuts next year to meet board reserve targets.
Fulton County Schools on April 24 presented a superintendent's FY2026 budget recommendation that totals roughly $1.48 billion in appropriations and emphasizes school funding, personnel costs and a multi‑year plan to close an anticipated revenue gap.
CFO Marvin Dureef told the Board that the district's general‑fund request budgets about 78% of dollars for schools and that salaries and benefits account for approximately 84.56% of the general‑fund recommendation — about $1.25 billion. The presentation lists proposed FY2026 general‑fund revenue at $1,377,571,164 and proposed expenditures near $1,475,171,002; the recommendation shows a plan to balance using up to $97.5 million in fund balance while aiming not to spend the full amount.
Why it matters: district leaders said a combination of higher local…
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