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Amherst County schools ask for up to $1.95 million amid enrollment and state-aid changes
Summary
Amherst County Public Schools presented a FY27 funding request that would raise the county—s contribution by about $1.95 million, most of it to restore reduced state aid and to cover enrollment and health‑insurance costs; the board heard the rationale and asked the schools to identify contingency plans if full funding is not available.
The superintendent of Amherst County Public Schools told supervisors the division needs up to $1.95 million in additional local funding in a worst-case state aid scenario (governor—s budget) and said the request was reduced after internal cuts.
The schools cited three principal drivers: a projected enrollment decline of about 13.65 average daily membership (ADM) that reduces state funding (presenter estimated ~ $134,000), a change in the local composite index that…
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