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Nashville School District board adopts 2025–26 budget, approves $1.5M transfer to building fund
Summary
The board approved a $24.0 million 2025–26 budget and a $1.5 million transfer from the operating fund to the building fund; the budget includes a $2/hour raise for classified staff and sets nurses at $30/hour.
The Nashville School District board on July 21 adopted the 2025–26 budget and approved a $1.5 million transfer from Fund 2001 (operating) to the district’s building fund.
Superintendent (S2) told the board the district finished the year having spent about 91.5% of its budget and reported an operating balance of $5,556,624 as of June 30, 2025. He said state law limits operating balances to roughly 20% of gross revenues and recommended the $1,500,000 transfer “to get it out of our operating account” and into the building fund.
The adopted revenue totals the figures presented by the superintendent: local revenue of $6,100,000 and state revenue of $12,500,000 for a combined figure the superintendent described as roughly $24,000,220. Projected expenditures to operate the district were presented as about $10,502,795, including roughly $7,900,000 in salaries and $715,000 in debt service.
The budget as approved includes a district-wide increase to classified salaries of $2 per hour, a change the superintendent said would raise classified-pay costs by approximately $142,000. He also noted school nurses will be paid $30 per hour; the superintendent said nurse pay is not charged to the operating account. Other line items highlighted included maintenance ($1,200,000), transportation (about $422,000, including funds for a new bus) and miscellaneous items such as teacher retirement benefits (about $1,300,000).
Chair (S1) moved to approve the budget “as presented.” The motion was seconded and recorded as approved by the board.
The superintendent emphasized the budget is not final and the board may amend it later if needed. He also described local capital uses for the building fund once the transfer posts, including potential campus projects such as playgrounds or athletic facilities.
Next steps: the board will record the transfer from Fund 2001 and the district will proceed with planned capital project scoping; the superintendent said the board can revisit line items at a future meeting if changes are desired.
