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Stephens County school board weighs FY2025 budget scenarios with staff raises

Budget materials for the school district lay out different total-spending figures and employee pay-raise options for the year ahead, affecting district staff pay and health coverage.

By NEGA Brief NewsroomLast checked September 30, 2026
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September 30, 2026: FY2025 employee pay increase: $2,500 for certified and full-time classified staff (prorated for part-time), plus 2% increase for local certified supplement

What happens next

The notice states the final FY2025 budget was set for adoption at the board's June 18, 2024 meeting.

At a glance

What this means now

Where it stands

A notice in the budget document states the final FY2025 budget was to be adopted at the board's meeting on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, following public hearings.

The story

Budget materials for the Stephens County Board of Education outline a FY2025 scenario totaling $47,787,815 in revenues and expenditures. It includes a $2,000 raise for certified and leadership positions, a 5.1% raise for other classified positions, and health insurance increases of 67% for certified staff and 27% for classified staff.

Sourcesschool-district-stephens-county-fy2025-budget-report.pdf

A tentative FY2025 budget document for the district separately lists total estimated revenues and expenditures of $51,458,725.

Sourcesschool-district-stephens-county-fy2025-budget-report.pdf

The budget materials also present alternative employee pay-raise options under consideration: a $1-per-hour raise for classified employees combined with a $2,500 raise and 2% increase to the certified supplement, or a $2,500 raise for certified and full-time classified staff (prorated for part-time) paired with a 2% increase to the local certified supplement.

Sourcesschool-district-stephens-county-fy2025-budget-report.pdf

A notice in the budget document states the final FY2025 budget was to be adopted at the board's meeting on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, following public hearings.

Sourcesschool-district-stephens-county-fy2025-budget-report.pdf

What happened

How this issue got here

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FY2025 budget scenario with revenues/expenditures totaling $47,787,815, including $2,000 raise for certified/leadership and 5.1% raise for other classified positions plus health insurance increases

a $2,000 raise for certified and leadership positions, a 5.1% raise for all other classified positions, a 67% increase in certified health insurance and a 27% increase in classified health insurance

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FY2025 Stephens County Schools tentative budget - $51,458,725 total revenues and expenditures

TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUES 51,458,725$

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Notice of public hearings and final adoption of FY2025 budget

The final FY2025 budget will be adopted at the board meeting on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 5:30 PM

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FY2025 employee pay increase alternative: $1/hour raise for classified employees plus $2,500 and 2% increase for certified supplement

$1/ HOUR PAY INCREASE FOR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES

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FY2025 employee pay increase: $2,500 for certified and full-time classified staff (prorated for part-time), plus 2% increase for local certified supplement

$2500 FOR CERTIFIED & FULL TIME CLASSIFIED; PRORATED FOR PART TIME

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