Bemidji school board approves preliminary 2025-2026 operating budget

Bemidji school board approves preliminary 2025-2026 operating budget

BEMIDJI — As it inches closer to the start of the 2026 fiscal year, the Bemidji Area Schools Board of Education unanimously approved the district’s preliminary 2025-2026 operating budget at its regular meeting on Monday. School boards are required to approve their budgets prior to July 1, or before the start of the upcoming fiscal year, with the idea that budgeting will change throughout the school year. “The goal in creating this budget book is…