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External auditors give Rochester City School District an unmodified opinion, caution on future budgets
Summary
Drescher & Lehi presented a clean (unmodified) opinion on the district’s 06/30/2025 financial statements, highlighted a five-year surplus trend and a $126M unrestricted fund balance, and warned that rising costs and uncertain state/federal aid could strain future budgets.
External auditors from Drescher and Lehi told the Audit Committee they issued an unmodified (clean) opinion on the Rochester City School District financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2025, and described both short-term strength and longer-term budgetary caution.
"We did move forward with what's referred to as an unmodified opinion. That is a clean opinion on the financial statements of the district," one auditor said, adding that the financial statements are "fairly stated" and reliable for…
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