DLS briefing: Baltimore County slated to receive about $1.3 billion in state aid for FY27; schools get the largest share

Colin Maloney, a legislative fellow with the Department of Legislative Services, told the Baltimore County delegation that Baltimore County is projected to receive about $1.3 billion in state aid in fiscal 2027, with roughly $1.2 billion counted as direct aid and $135.4 million toward retirement payments. "Baltimore County will receive a total of $1,300,000,000 in state aid in fiscal 2027," Maloney said during the briefing.

The nut of the update: most state support goes to the public school system. DLS reported the county’s public schools would receive about $1.1 billion in direct aid — approximately $11,398 per pupil — a 5.2% per‑pupil increase that slightly outpaces the statewide average. Maloney and his colleagues explained that targeted programs (compensatory aid, concentration of poverty, and education effort adjustment) and local…