$191 Million Budget Passed By Hoover Board Of Education

HOOVER, AL - The Hoover Board of Education passed its fiscal year budget this week, and it came to a whopping $191 million. That is about $11.8 million more than the school system expects to receive in revenue and other sources in fiscal year 2019, which starts Oct. 1. However, there is a reason this coming year's budget is so high.

A report by the Hoover Sun said the excess expenditures are all related to an expected $13.3 million renovation of the former Riverchase Middle School, to turn it into a skilled trades facility called the Riverchase Career Connection Center.

The overall $191 million in expected expenditures includes $155 million from the general fund, $18.6 million from special revenue funds such as child nutrition and federal aid programs, $12 million to pay off debt, another $3.5 million for capital projects and $1.9 million from PTO and booster club accounts.
About 84 percent of the school district’s general fund expenditures go toward personnel.

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The total number of employees funded by the budget is 1,835, including 1,052 teachers, 647 non-certified support personnel, 73 administrators, 33 counselors, 19 librarians and 10 certified support personnel.

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