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Orange County Schools keeps spending tight as state budget remains unsigned
Summary
District staff told the board the state has no approved budget, leaving schools to operate under continuation funding; administrators said salaries and benefits take 68% of local funds and flagged a roughly $200,000 shortfall and a drop to 6,733 funded students in FY27.
Orange County Schools — Operating under continued uncertainty at the state level, district leaders told the school board that they will keep a conservative approach to the operating budget while awaiting action in Raleigh.
"North Carolina is the only state in the nation without an approved budget at this time," Dr. Jones said, explaining that the district is operating on continuation funding that preserves prior-year levels while limiting new spending. She said the district's approved local operating budget for FY26 stood at $46,800,000 and that staff…
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