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Argos Community Schools reports $7.39 million in cash reserves after 2025; education fund ~93% expended
Summary
In a finance report delivered Jan. 13, the board chair said the district closed 2025 with education fund expenditures at about 93%, operations at about 92%, and total cash reserves of $7,389,912; the board plans to review 2026 budget details at next week’s meeting.
The Argos Community Schools Board received a financial briefing Jan. 13 covering the district’s close of fiscal 2025 and plans for 2026. The chair presented the district’s monthly financial report, saying the education fund was about 93% expended and the operations fund about 92% expended as the district closed the year.
The chair told members that some funds not expended in November were opened and pushed forward to protect the 2026 budgeted amounts. The presenter described the year-end position as "very healthy," noting no end-of-year surprises and that the board had met most of the targets discussed earlier in 2025.
The report included a snapshot of the district’s cash reserves: $7,389,912. The chair framed that as a point-in-time figure and said the district’s rainy-day fund remained consistent. The board was told staff will present more detailed budget information for planning the 2026 budget at the next meeting.
A board member asked whether the 92% operations figure reflected funds that had been opened and forwarded; the chair confirmed that the remaining percentage represented funds pushed forward to protect the 2026 budget. The transcript references utilities described as "Town Vargas utilities" in the presenter’s remarks; that phrasing appears uncertain in the recording and is flagged in our audit as possibly a transcription error.
