Overview
A $2.54 billion operating budget budget has been adopted for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027. The budget preserves investments in system priority areas including academic achievement, safety and climate, and infrastructure, while prioritizing the recruitment and retention of the system’s more than 20,000 employee workforce through compensation enhancements.
The budget represents an overall $59 million increase in the General Fund budget (2.9 percent) and includes a projected increase of $29.2 million (2.9 percent) from the Baltimore County government. Baltimore County funding is $45.2 million (4.6 percent) above Maintenance of Effort. The requested increase will support salary increases for all BCPS employees and help maintain operations at the highest level.
The investments outlined in the proposed FY 27 adopted operating budget build upon the major investments made in Team BCPS over the past two years and are focused on improving educational outcomes for all BCPS students and providing them with the opportunities and resources needed to meet their full potential.