FCPS FY 2025 Budget Toolkit
#InvestInExcellence
General Budget
- Fact Sheets (For print only, not screen reader accessible for digital publishing)
- Investing in Excellence - Funding needs
- Addressing State Funding - Need for greater state funding
- Budget Highlights - Detailed revenue, expenditures, and budget calendar
- Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) Talking Points
- Webpages
Advertised Budget
Resources
Where Does FCPS Funding Come From?
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#InvestInExcellence ✨ Did you know the majority of FCPS funding is requested from Fairfax County government, which generates its revenue from real estate and personal property taxes? The Commonwealth of Virginia provides the next largest source of revenue to FCPS through state aid and sales tax. The rest of the funding comes from a variety of sources, including federal aid and tuition for non-county residents.
FCPS does not have the authority to impose taxes and may only charge fees where the Commonwealth of Virginia has granted specific authority.
We are now in the middle of the annual budget process.
📆 See the Budget Development Calendar: https://bit.ly/3ODUSkn
✅ Learn more about the FCPS FY 2025 Advertised Budget: https://bit.ly/FCPS-AdvBudget-FY25
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Do You Know Where FCPS Funding Comes From?
The majority of FCPS funding is requested from the Fairfax County government, which generates its revenue from real estate and personal property taxes. The Commonwealth of Virginia provides the next largest source of revenue to FCPS through state aid and sales tax. The rest of the funding comes from a variety of sources, including federal aid and tuition for non-county residents. (Numbers above represent the FY 2025 proposed school operating fund in millions.)
FCPS does not have the authority to impose taxes and may only charge fees where the Commonwealth of Virginia has granted specific authority. Learn more about the FCPS’ FY 2025 Advertised Budget.
VA Divisions Receive Less Funding per Student (JLARC Study)
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#InvestInExcellence 📊 Did you know Virginia provides less funding per student than many neighboring states including Maryland, Kentucky, and West Virginia? This is about $1,900 per student in state underfunding of Virginia’s students and $345 million for FCPS.
In July 2023, results were released from a study that was requested by the Virginia General Assembly to understand the costs of education in Virginia and the Standards of Quality funding formula.
This Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) study revealed that on average, school districts in other states get 14% more funding per student than in Virginia, even after considering the differences in labor costs between states. This means that localities (like Fairfax County) go above and beyond in local funding to make up for state funding shortfalls.
Learn more about the findings in the JLARC study: https://bit.ly/JLARC-Study
🗣️ Contact your state and federal elected officials to provide feedback on funding for K-12 education: https://whosmy.virginiageneralassembly.gov
✅ Learn more about the FCPS FY 2025 Advertised Budget: https://bit.ly/FCPS-AdvBudget-FY25
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Bipartisan Study Finds Virginia Public School Divisions Receive Less Funding per Student Than Other States
The School Board recently adopted FCPS’ FY 2025 Advertised Budget. Meeting our budget needs becomes more of a challenge with underfunding by the state, using staffing formulas that continue to result in school districts not receiving the actual support needed for excellent public education. A staffing formula is the method for calculating the number of positions that need to be assigned to meet program needs.
Did You Know?
In July 2023, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) released a study of Virginia’s K-12 funding formulas. The report found that Virginia school divisions receive less funding per student than the 50-state average, the regional average, and many of Virginia’s neighboring states including West Virginia, Maryland, and Kentucky. Learn more about the JLARC study. Visit our website to view FCPS’ budget development timeline.
Contact your state officials to provide feedback on funding for K-12 education.
County Transfer to FCPS
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#InvestInExcellence ✨ The average amount of funds transferred from Fairfax County to FCPS was 52.6% of county disbursements from Fiscal Year 2019 to 2023. It dipped to 51.6% in 2024. The county’s budget proposal for next year would transfer 51.4% of total disbursements. If the county returns to 52.6% for the upcoming year, that would be $63 million more as an investment in excellence for our schools.
We are now in the middle of the annual budget process, which includes opportunities for you to give feedback.
🗣️ Give your feedback on the Fairfax County budget: https://engage.fairfaxcounty.gov/FY25Budget
📧 Contact your state and federal elected officials to provide feedback on funding for K-12 education: https://whosmy.virginiageneralassembly.gov
✅ Learn more about the FCPS FY 2025 Advertised Budget: https://bit.ly/FCPS-AdvBudget-FY25
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Fairfax County’s Funding of the FCPS Budget
The average amount of funds transferred from Fairfax County to FCPS was 52.6% of county disbursements from Fiscal Year 2019 to 2023. It dipped to 51.6% in FY24. The County’s budget proposal for next year would transfer 51.4% of total disbursements.
If the county were to return to transferring 52.6% to FCPS for the upcoming year, that would equate to $63 million more as an investment in excellence.
Give your feedback on the County budget. Contact your state officials to provide feedback on funding for K-12 education.
Learn more about the FCPS FY 2025 Advertised Budget.
Teacher Pay Market Comparison
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To #InvestInExcellence, we have to invest in hiring and keeping our dedicated teachers. FCPS is the largest school division in Virginia, but when compared to neighboring school districts, we are at or near the bottom of the pay chart for teacher salaries.
The FCPS FY 2025 budget proposes a 6% increase in salaries for staff to make sure we stay competitive. That way, we attract new teachers while also keeping our experienced educators and staff in Fairfax.
We are now in the middle of the annual budget process.
✅ Learn more about the FCPS FY 2025 Advertised Budget: https://bit.ly/FCPS-AdvBudget-FY25
📆 See the Budget Development Calendar: https://bit.ly/3ODUSkn
