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Auditors give Columbus County Schools a clean opinion but flag repeated control weaknesses
Summary
Auditors issued a clean, unmodified opinion on Columbus County Schools’ draft 06/30/2025 financial statements but reported five audit findings — including untimely reconciliations, budget overspending and purchase-order weaknesses — and recommended strengthened controls and monitoring.
Paul Carson, CPA, the lead auditor for the district, told the Columbus County Board of Education the draft audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2025, include a clean, unmodified opinion on the financial section, indicating the district’s reported financial information is reliable and free of material misstatements.
Carson said the general fund balance as of June 30, 2025, was $2,000,005.37, a year-over-year decrease of about $135,000. He said other funds, including capital outlay and school activity funds, showed healthy balances and overall the district appears to be in sound financial condition as of the audit date.
But the audit identified five findings in the compliance…
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