School Division Proposes Needs-Based Budget

School Division Proposes Needs-Based Budget

The Albemarle County Public Schools (ACPS) division has unveiled its spending request for the 2025-26 school year, the second in a row in which expenditures surpass projected revenues, this year with a $5 million shortfall. Total requested spending is $289 million, a 7% jump over last year. Based on a projected enrollment of 13,802 students (an increase of 45 students) next year, the ACPS budget results in an annual cost per pupil of $21,000, ov…