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Finance director reports midyear revenues, expenditures and year-to-date enrollment

Newton County Board of Education · January 14, 2026

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Finance director Erica Robinson reported general-fund revenue to date of roughly $106.8 million (44.27% of budget), year-to-date expenditures of about $131.8 million (49.74% of budget), an ending fund balance of approximately $31.7 million, and district enrollment at 18,337 as of Jan. 6, 2026.

Erica Robinson, the district’s finance director, presented the financial report for the month ending Dec. 31, 2025. She said general-fund revenue to date for fiscal year 2026 is approximately $106.8 million, representing 44.27% of budget, and that December property tax receipts totaled about $6.7 million.

On the expenditure side, Robinson said the district had used roughly 49.74% of the general-fund budget year to date, equating to approximately $131.8 million. The beginning fund balance was reported as $56.7 million, with an ending fund balance of roughly $31.7 million after accounting for revenues and expenditures. Combined year-to-date revenue across all funds was approximately $137.6 million; capital projects spending and SPLOST 6 proceeds (monthly collection just over $2.0 million) were also reported.

In a separate informational item, Benjamin Rountree provided an enrollment update: as of Jan. 6, 2026, Newton County Schools reported 18,337 students enrolled.

Robinson said capital-project expenditures included payments for technology equipment and buses in December and that special-revenue funds were spending in accordance with grant provisions.