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MVWSD Facts / Budget

Budget

Revenue, spending, reserves and the district's own projections, from its state budget filings.

10 questions

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Where does the district's revenue come from?

Four sources fund the General Fund. Most of it is the state's per-student formula, paid largely from local property taxes.

$122.4M

revenue, 2025-26 budget

How has revenue changed since 2019-20?

Growth by source, adopted budget to adopted budget, and the mix over every year on record.

+62%

total revenue growth, 2019-20 to 2025-26

Where does the money go?

Spending by major category: teacher salaries, classified salaries, benefits, supplies, services and everything else.

$130.0M

spending, 2025-26 budget

How much of spending goes to salaries and benefits?

People are the district's main cost. This tracks salaries plus benefits as a share of all General Fund spending.

80%

of 2025-26 spending is salaries and benefits

What are the biggest line items?

The fifteen largest account lines in the current budget, from teacher salaries down, with each one's share of the total.

$39.7M

largest single line: certificated teachers' salaries

Which spending lines grew the most since 2019-20?

Line items ranked by percentage growth and by dollar growth, plus the lines that shrank.

+67%

total spending growth, 2019-20 to 2025-26

Is the district spending more than it takes in?

Revenue against spending for every year on record, including the district's own year-end estimates and its forward projection.

-$7.6M

revenue minus spending, 2025-26 budget

What does the district project for the next two years?

The multiyear projection filed with each budget, and how each year's forecast compared with the next.

-$16.5M

projected change in fund balance two years out

How much does the district hold in reserve?

The projected ending General Fund balance in each adopted budget, and how it compares with annual spending.

$43.6M

projected ending balance, 2025-26

What does the district spend per student?

General Fund spending and revenue divided by enrollment, for every year with both figures on file.

$27,523

per student, 2025-26 budget