Bluffton Schools approve $26.09M in appropriations for FY 2027
By Paula Pyzik Scott
The Bluffton Schools Board of Education approved the Fiscal Year 2027 Appropriation Resolution Report provided by Treasurer Paula Parrish on Monday, July 20. The total of funds available for spending is $26.09M. Parrish notes that this is the total amount approved for spending and that actual expenditures may be less than this amount.
Funds are listed below, from largest to smallest, by appropriation. The full report is attached.
$22,791,777.19 General Fund (Instruction, Support Services, and Fiscal Services Salaries, Retirement, Insurance, Benefits, Supplies and Materials, Capital Outlay, Misc. Objects)
$1,378,709 Permanent Improvement (Capital projects)
$ 698,205 Food Service
$ 350,117 Debt Retirement (Debt Service)
$ 238,184 IDEA, Part B Special Education
$ 186,981 Student Managed Activity
$ 137,901 District Managed Activity
$ 106,825 Public School Support
$ 72,921 Title I Disadvantaged Children
$ 46,034 Special Trust
$ 33,549 Uniform School Supplies
$ 18,238 Improving Teacher Quality
$ 10,215 Title IV, Part A, Student Support and Academic Enrichment Programs
$ 10,000 District Custodial (Custodial Fund)
$ 8,677 IDEA Part B, Special Education
$ 6,000 Data Communication Fund
$ 2,591 Other Services Rotary
$ 1,734 Endowment
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