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Auditor gives Lewiston schools a clean FY25 opinion; flags transportation and nutrition budget pressures

Lewiston Public Schools School Committee · January 13, 2026
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Summary

RHR Smith issued an unmodified (clean) opinion on the Lewiston Public Schools FY25 financial statements, reporting total assets near $24 million and a $14.5 million fund balance; the auditor highlighted transportation overspending and recommended monitoring the school-nutrition budget as federal COVID-era supports phase down.

The outside auditor for Lewiston Public Schools reported a clean, unmodified opinion for fiscal year 2025 and walked the school committee through key fiscal metrics, including assets, liabilities and the district's fund balance.

Ron Smith of RHR Smith told the committee the district held roughly $24 million in total assets, about $21 million of which was pooled at the city level, and liabilities around $9.6 million. The district's fund balance stood at about $14.5 million as of June 30, 2025, with…

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