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Rockingham County Schools previews $27 million county request as state funding remains uncertain
Summary
District finance staff presented an initial $27 million request to county commissioners for 2026–27 and warned that state planning allotments and low‑wealth funding remain uncertain; the board scheduled further review at a finance committee meeting this week.
Rockingham County Schools finance director Annie Ellis presented the board with an initial look at the 2026–27 budget and said the district plans to request $27,000,000 in local funding as an initial ask to county commissioners.
Ellis described the drivers behind the request: a projected base local appropriation of $19,600,000; a $530,000 allowance to cover a 2.7% inflation assumption; $969,000 representing anticipated decreases in state funding that the district expects to offset locally; and a projected $1,000,000 shortfall in exceptional‑children (EC) funding. Ellis said the packet also includes $3,500,000…
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