MCCSC launches 'Every Dollar Every Student' website to show 2026 budget and referendum spending

Monroe County Community Sch Corp on Monday announced a new transparency website, Every Dollar Every Student, that lets residents explore the district’s 2026 budget and see how voter-approved referendum funds are being used. "Every decision we make in MCCSC Schools starts with a simple question: What's best for our students?" the district said in a prepared statement.

The site, the district said, is intended to show how public tax dollars support students and schools and to explain why some dollars are limited to particular purposes. "You can also see exactly how referendum funding is being spent on voter approved purposes," the speaker said, describing the site’s initial content.

District officials said the site will include the 2026 budget documents and notes about restricted funding, and will be expanded in the coming months to add spending from prior budget years and a larger frequently asked questions section. The district also said the site will show capital investments funded through the Debt Service Fund, the vehicle the district uses for large building and renovation projects.

The announcement framed the launch as part of a broader transparency effort. "We believe our community deserves to see exactly how their investment in education supports our students and our schools," the speaker said, adding that the site is designed to show "the care we take with every dollar entrusted to us."

The district did not provide dollar amounts or specific line-item figures during the announcement; the 2026 budget total and referendum dollar amounts were described as available on the site but were not stated in the spoken remarks. The district said additional historical spending and expanded explanatory material will be added to the site in the coming months.