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CFO: small enrollment decline and funding shifts create budget uncertainty; bonus proposal carries local match
Summary
York County's CFO presented FY26-FY27 budget outlook: ADM projections drop by 33 students for FY26 and 18 for FY27, lottery funding shifts some programs, and a governor-proposed employee bonus would require roughly $700,000 in local matching funds, creating uncertainty for local budget planning.
Bill Bowen, York County School Division chief financial officer, briefed the board on the division's FY26 and FY27 budget outlook, identifying enrollment shifts, funding-source changes and specific areas of risk.
Bowen said average daily membership (ADM) projections informed the FY26 base: the division's budget used 13,051 students, but the governor's release reduced the current projection to 13,018 (a decline of 33 students); VDOE projects a further reduction of 18 students for FY27, a…
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