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PGCPS Fiscal Year 2026 Budget to be Voted On
The Prince George's County Council will be voting on the PGCPS Budget. This is funding for the Fiscal Year 2026 School Budget, which starts on July 1, 2025, and ends on June 30, 2026.
The entire Operating Budget is about $2.91 billion, which is nearly a 4% increase from last Fiscal Year. Increases are mainly due to salary increases and cost-of-living allowance. Mandatory costs include union contracts, State mandates like Blueprint legislation, workforce development, and Pre-K expansion.
Looking at the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects, there are no new major projects for RGMS proposed.
Nearly $1 billion of the Budget comes from County funding (33%); the State provides the most funding at $1.7B (58%). Federal funding is about $142M, and future federal funding may be in jeopardy. Instructional salaries make up most of the school system's expenditures, about 34% of all operating costs.
The links from the April 28 committee agenda provides much information on school attendance, operating costs breakdown, graduation rates by category (race, gender, disposition, etc.), and information on specialty programs. In School Year 2026, there are over 18,000 students in specialty programs.
To find this and other committee agendas and reports, visit the PGCPS calendar. For budget info, search for the 4/28 Education & Workforce Development Committee, move your cursor to the right, and click on "Agenda."