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Pajaro Valley Unified School District

Adopted budget, FY 2026-27 (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027)

The Board of Education approved the 2026-27 budget on June 24, 2026, 4–1 (Trustee Medina voting no; two trustees absent). Figures are for the General Fund, the district's main operating fund.

General Fund spending

$374.4M

PVUSD 2026-27 Proposed Budget Report, as approved June 24, 2026 (PDF page numbers), p. 17

General Fund revenue

$364.4M

PVUSD 2026-27 Proposed Budget Report, as approved June 24, 2026 (PDF page numbers), p. 17

Planned draw on General Fund balance

$8.4M

After $1,579,447 in transfers in, the fund balance falls from $85,077,722 to $76,664,000.

PVUSD 2026-27 Proposed Budget Report, as approved June 24, 2026 (PDF page numbers), p. 17

Projected General Fund balance, end of year

$76.7M

PVUSD 2026-27 Proposed Budget Report, as approved June 24, 2026 (PDF page numbers), p. 17

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Where the General Fund's money comes from

Total $364.4M

  • State aid and Education Protection Account (LCFF)$139.8M (38.4%)
  • Other state revenue$94.2M (25.9%)
  • Property taxes and other local LCFF revenue$89.8M (24.6%)
  • Federal revenue$25.9M (7.1%)
  • Other local revenue$14.7M (4.0%)

Source: PVUSD 2026-27 Proposed Budget Report, as approved June 24, 2026 (PDF page numbers), p. 17

General Fund spending by type (before internal charges)

Total $376.0M

  • Employee benefits$128.2M (34.1%)
  • Certificated salaries (teachers and other credentialed staff)$103.2M (27.4%)
  • Classified salaries (other staff)$55.8M (14.8%)
  • Services and other operating expenses$53.7M (14.3%)
  • Books and supplies$28.9M (7.7%)
  • Capital outlay$3.6M (1.0%)
  • Other outgo$2.7M (0.7%)

These add to $376,028,037; a $1,593,644 credit for direct support and indirect costs charged between programs brings total spending to $374,434,393.Source: PVUSD 2026-27 Proposed Budget Report, as approved June 24, 2026 (PDF page numbers), p. 17

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Notes on the numbers
  • The budget documents are titled "Proposed Budget"; the Board approved this budget on June 24, 2026.
  • These are General Fund figures only; the district's other funds (charter schools, building funds, bond debt service and others) are budgeted separately in the same report.

Every figure is taken from Pajaro Valley Unified School District's own budget documents and was checked against the source page on 2026-09-27. All of this budget's documents