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Patrick County School Board approves revised 2026–27 budget after discussion of enrollment and state calculations
Summary
The Patrick County School Board voted to adopt a revised $35 million 2026–27 budget after Superintendent Dr. Wood reviewed state calculation changes, enrollment projections and county funding adjustments; board members pressed for clarity about ADM figures and past transfers.
The Patrick County School Board on July 14 approved a revised 2026–27 Patrick County Public Schools budget after a presentation by Superintendent Dr. Wood and brief questions from board members. The board approved the measure by voice vote.
Dr. Wood told the board the division recently received a Department of Education calculation template and has been negotiating with county administration on several capital and revenue items. She said the state tool produced a change that will require the county to provide $87,288 to the school division and that the division previously returned $104,000 to the county as an accounting reconciliation from a prior fiscal year. "It is an increase that the county will have to give us is $87,288," Dr. Wood said. She also warned the division has experienced funding declines over recent years, saying the division faced "almost a $5,000,000 loss of funding."
Board members pressed for clarity about how the division projects ADM (average daily membership) and whether enrollment figures were being adjusted for budgetary reasons. One member summarized concerns raised on social media that the division "fidgets our numbers," and asked whether the ADM increase was an attempt to secure more funding. Dr. Wood replied that ADM comes from student enrollments recorded in the division's PowerSchool system and reported to the state on March 31, and that the budget was built on conservative projections: the number used in the budget was "35 students less than" an earlier March estimate and the division expected to be within about $100,000 of a $35,000,000 budget. "We can't make that students in PowerSchool," she said, rejecting suggestions the division fabricates enrollment.
After discussion, the Chair entertained a motion to approve the revised 2026–27 budget. A motion was made and seconded; the board voted "aye," and the motion passed.
The board subsequently moved to closed session to consider personnel and crisis plans. The budget adoption was the final public action recorded before the board entered closed session.
