Spending for the 2026-27 school year is expected to remain much the same as last year, based on the Leland Public School budget adopted June 16.
Board members adopted a general fund budget with revenue totaling $8.7 million for the new budget year that begins July 1.
Leland’s most recent budget is based on the district’s identified as out-of-formula, meaning t the property value of the district would generated more than the per pupil foundation allowance from the state.
General fund budget revenue of $8,717,689 is expected, up about $88,000 from the 2025-26 school year.
Included in this is local revenue of $6,253,360 based on a 10.9013-mill levy on non-Homestead and non-qualified agricultural property, up 5.6% from the current school year.
Regional revenue includes $244,500 from Northwest Education Services, the Intermediate School District, about the same as the current spending plan.
Federal Impact dollars are also included in general fund to the tune of $715,000, which is also steady.
Fund balance at the end of the school year totals $1,023,178.
On the expense side of the ledger, $5,166,343 has been earmarked for educational programs — $2,162,481 for elementary and $ 2,228,031 for secondary instruction. Another $422,180 and $325,546 for special education and Title I instruction, respectively.
“This program represents 58% of total expenditures at just over $5 million,” business manager Sean Stowe stated in a budget summary that accompanied the spending plan.
In the area of staff/pupil support, $678,000 is identified for guidance services, interventionist and improvement of instruction area included.
“This programming represents 8% of total expenditures,” Stowe’s report stated.
Major items included in this category are wages, benefits, state required retirement liabilities, required taxes and other requested district wide expenses.
School administration will account for $768,000, down from $790,938 this budget year. Business services come in at $289,009, down from $395,484 this year.
Operations and maintenance expenses include $881,222.
The general fund does not include moneys for food and athletics, adopted separately.
“Athletics for secondary sports represents 3% of total expenditures ($45,253),” Stowe’s report stated.
Total appropriations for food service is $414,456, with $70,000 coming from the general fund.
In other business during the board’s last meeting of the 202526 school year the trustees set their meetings for the 2026-27 school year.
The board will continue to meet the third Monday of each month at 6 p.m. with a few exceptions.
Next month the board will meet on Tuesday, July 7; Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2027 and Feb. 16, 2027.
