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Money trail → Brevard Public Schools — all funds → General Fund — running the schools
Brevard County · separate government · 2026

Spending, by what it’s for

$775,481,666
✓ Sourced

This number is cited to a source document, and its arithmetic re-adds to the dollar (it cross-foots, or it is counted inside a total that does).

Source
Brevard Public Schools FY 2027 Proposed Budget (sent to the Board and Cabinet, July 28, 2026)
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p. 21
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reference — Reference material: state publications and directories that explain the numbers (millage books, salary surveys) rather than authorize or record spending.
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Cross-foots ✓ — the 18 lines beneath this sum to this total exactly. Full report.
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94% of General Fund — running the schools ($821,250,715)
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2026-10-06 — The Board held its final budget hearing September 10, 2026; the adopted book is not posted yet (Docket #3).

Note on this line

Down $52.3 million (6.3%) from the FY2026 estimate. By what it buys: salaries $395,817,066 (down $51.5 million, 11.5%), benefits $159,687,320, purchased services $159,173,564, energy $19,078,600, supplies $26,008,914, equipment $5,421,541, other $10,294,661 (p. 21).

What's inside this number

LineAmountStatus
Instruction (classrooms) $491,395,702 ✓ Sourced
Student support (counselors, nurses, psychologists) $28,845,345 ✓ Sourced
Media centers $7,853,143 ✓ Sourced
Curriculum development $24,930,485 ✓ Sourced
Teacher training $4,256,329 ✓ Sourced
Classroom technology $13,107,825 ✓ Sourced
School Board $1,628,528 ✓ Sourced
General administration (superintendent’s office) $1,292,046 ✓ Sourced
School administration (principals’ offices) $45,772,746 ✓ Sourced
Facilities acquisition and construction $8,253,555 ✓ Sourced
Finance office $5,180,613 ✓ Sourced
Food services $1,298,173 ✓ Sourced
Central services (HR, purchasing, planning) $9,123,228 ✓ Sourced
Buses $18,485,924 ✓ Sourced
Running the buildings (utilities, custodians) $72,911,587 ✓ Sourced
Building maintenance $26,425,536 ✓ Sourced
Administrative technology $6,196,990 ✓ Sourced
Community services (before- and after-school care) $8,523,911 ✓ Sourced