UPDATE: Cobb School Board Approves 'Tighter Than Usual' $1.86 Billion Budget

UPDATE: Cobb School Board Approves 'Tighter Than Usual' $1.86 Billion Budget

MARIETTA — The Cobb County Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the district’s $1.86 billion budget for the 2025-26 school year Thursday night.

‘Tighter than usual’: Cobb school board approves $1.86 billion budget

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County Board of Education voted 7-0 to approve the 2026 $1.86 million budget Thursday, which Superintendent Chris Ragsdale described as “tighter than usual.” The millage rate is unchanged at 18.7 mills. Prior to the vote, board member Becky Sayler asked Ragsdale to confirm that the issues the fleet maintenance crew brought to light at the April meeting, regarding equipment and safety concerns, were sufficiently addresse…