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Clark County School District board adopts $9B‑scale amended FY26 budget, citing special‑education pressure
Summary
Trustees unanimously approved an amended FY26 budget that staffs said revises prior estimates using audited FY25 figures and fall enrollment. District presenters said net authorized spending is about $9.02 billion; special education spending is projected at $748 million, with $135 million subsidized from the general fund.
The Clark County School District Board of Trustees voted 7‑0 on Dec. 11 to adopt the district's amended final budget for fiscal year 2026, a revision officials said reflects audited 2025 results and actual fall enrollment.
Deputy Chief Financial Officer Diane Bartholomew and Chief Financial Officer Justin Dayhoff told trustees the state adjusted base per‑pupil amount is $9,500 applied to roughly 280,000 weighted students, producing about $2.65 billion in adjusted base funding. When weighted funding for at‑risk students, English learners, gifted students, local special‑education support and transportation are added, staff said the total state education funding equals $3.635…
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