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2026-2027 Budget Dashboard

Albany Unified School District

FY 2026–27 Budget Dashboard  ·  Rooted in Community, Rising in Possibility

Draft — Pending Board Adoption Jun 23
District enrollment
4,756
+24 projected FY27
School sites
7
3 elem · 1 middle · 1 high · 1 preschool · 1 alt
ACC enrollment
393
329 after-school · 64 preschool
District-wide FTE
~486
Sites + departments (incl. SpEd)
State funding share
~80%
LCFF — ADA-driven
Budget adoption
Jun 23
Board vote · 2026
How AUSD is funded
Local ~15%
 
State (LCFF + other)
 
Local parcel tax
 
Federal
 
Grants & other

Funding is based on students who actually attend (ADA) — not total enrollment. Declining enrollment directly reduces revenue.

Staff at each school — FY27 FTE
Cornell Elem.
45.5
FTE · 533 students
$80,475 discretionary
Ocean View Elem.
53.9
FTE · 559 students
$264,862 discretionary
Marin Elem.
53.9
FTE · 569 students
$82,238 discretionary
Albany Middle
73.8
FTE · 941 students
$211,516 discretionary
Albany High
89.5
FTE · 1,138 students
$248,872 discretionary
MacGregor Alt.
2.4
FTE · 16 students
$2,401 discretionary
ACC Preschool
11.2
FTE · 64 students
Part of ACC $1.23M budget

FTE includes teachers, administrators, classified staff, and special education paraprofessionals. Discretionary budget covers operating costs only — staff salaries are funded separately through base staffing formulas and are not included in the discretionary figures.

Understanding staffing & FTE
What is FTE?
FTE (Full-Time Equivalent) measures staffing in terms of full-time positions. A 1.0 FTE is one full-time employee. A 0.5 FTE is half-time. Multiple part-time employees can combine to equal one FTE.

AUSD employs two main categories:
Certificated — teachers, counselors, coaches, and specialists who hold a state credential.
Classified — paraprofessionals, office staff, custodians, nutrition workers, and other support roles.
Site discretionary budgets vs. total site cost
Each school site card and department row now shows both the FTE headcount and the discretionary operating budget. These are two different things:

The discretionary budget covers supplies, materials, contracts, and other non-salary costs that the principal controls.

The FTE represents the full staffing at that site — teachers, paras, and classified staff — whose salaries are the largest cost and are managed separately through base staffing formulas.
Site budgets vs. department budgets

Site discretionary budgets (what principals directly control for supplies, materials, and programs) represent just 3.7% of all discretionary spending. The remaining 96.3% funds district-wide departments that serve all schools.

■ Sites: 3.7% — $890K across 7 schools ■ Departments: 96.3% — $23.1M across 10 depts.
All discretionary budgets — FY27
District-wide spending at a glance
School sites + all departments · FY27 draft
 
School sites
 
District departments
 
Child Development (ACC)
How the budget is spent — FY27

The charts below show how AUSD's estimated total budget breaks down by spending category. The left chart shows the full district picture including staffing. The right chart shows only the discretionary operating budgets principals control at school sites.

District-wide spending — all funds (estimated)
Staffing, operations, and programs · ~$50M total FY27
District-wide spending: certificated salaries 43.8%, benefits 21.9%, classified salaries 14.9%, SpEd services 4.2%, instructional materials 3.6%, facilities 3%, nutrition 2.6%, site programs 1.8%, tech 1.1%, transport 0.8%, other 2.4%.
 

* Staffing costs are estimated using average salary and benefit rates. Actual figures are certified in the adopted budget. Staffing represents ~80% of total expenditures — consistent with California K-12 district norms.

Site discretionary spending — all 7 schools
What principals directly control · $877K total FY27
Site discretionary spending: personnel/TOSAs 41%, instructional materials 22.6%, other operating 19.4%, community/family 8.5%, contracted services 7.2%, PD 1.1%, technology 0.2%.
 

* Discretionary budgets exclude base staffing costs. The 41% "personnel" category reflects supplemental hourly roles, substitute teachers, and TOSAs (like Ocean View's Title I TOSA) — not base salaries.

How district departments support every school

While site budgets cover school-specific needs, district departments provide essential services to all seven schools simultaneously. Click any department box to learn more.

Ten district departments arranged around a central cluster of seven school sites, with arrows showing the specific support each department provides to schools. District departments supporting school sites Every department serves all seven schools — no school goes it alone School sites Cornell Elem. Ocean View Elem. Marin Elem. Albany Middle Albany High MacGregor Alt. ACC Preschool Teaching & LearningCurriculum, PD, ELD, reading programs Special EducationRSP, SDC, paras, psych, OT/PT Student ServicesCounseling, wellness, health, MTSS TechnologyDevices, networks, software TransportationSpEd student busing Maintenance & OpsBuildings, custodial, grounds Nutrition ServicesBreakfast, lunch, meal programs Child Dev. (ACC)After-school care at elem. sites Pool / AquaticsPE, swim programs, community Superintendent's OfficeStrategy, policy, community comms Instructional support Student support Operations Programs Leadership School sites

Every department serves all seven school sites. The diagram shows what each department specifically delivers to schools. Click any department to learn more.

Ten district departments arranged around a central cluster of seven school sites, with arrows showing the specific support each department provides. District departments supporting school sites Every department serves all seven schools — no school goes it alone School sites Cornell Elem. Ocean View Elem. Marin Elem. Albany Middle Albany High MacGregor Alt. ACC Preschool Teaching & LearningCurriculum, PD, ELD, reading programs Special EducationRSP, SDC, paras, psych, OT/PT Student ServicesCounseling, wellness, health, MTSS TechnologyDevices, networks, software TransportationSpEd student busing Maintenance & OpsBuildings, custodial, grounds Nutrition ServicesBreakfast, lunch, meal programs Child Dev. (ACC)After-school care at elem. sites Pool / AquaticsPE, swim programs, community Superintendent's OfficeStrategy, policy, community comms Instructional support Student support Operations Programs Leadership School sites
Enrollment FY26 vs FY27
Projected changes by school
 
FY26
 
FY27
Discretionary budget by school
FY27 draft
Cornell Elementary
Principal
FY27 enrollment533 −23
Total FTE45.5
Discretionary budget$80,475
FRPM rate27.7%
Title INo
Ocean View Elementary
Principal
FY27 enrollment559 +6
Total FTE53.9
Discretionary budget$264,862
FRPM rate49.5%
Title IYes — $175,000
Marin Elementary
Principal
FY27 enrollment569 +27
Total FTE53.9
Discretionary budget$82,238
FRPM rate26.5%
Title INo
Albany Middle School
Principal
FY27 enrollment941 +8
Total FTE73.8
Discretionary budget$211,516
Base teachers43.0 FTE
Title INo
Albany High School
Principal
FY27 enrollment1,138 +18
Total FTE89.5
Discretionary budget$248,872
Base teachers49.4 FTE
Title INo
MacGregor (Alt.)
Alternative program
FY27 enrollment16 −4
Total FTE2.4
Discretionary budget$2,401
Title INo
ACC Preschool
Director of Child Dev.
FY27 enrollment64
Total FTE11.2
Program typeState-subsidized preschool
Ages served3–5 years old
Site staffing summary — FY27

Total FTE at each site includes base teachers, supplemental positions, administrators, classified staff, and special education paras. Staffing costs are funded through base allocation formulas — they are separate from the discretionary operating budgets shown above.

School Enroll. Base + Supp. FTE SpEd FTE Total FTE FTE / 100 students Discretionary budget
Cornell Elem. 533 40.0 5.5 45.5 8.5 $80,475
Ocean View Elem. 559 42.4 11.6 53.9 9.6 $264,862
Marin Elem. 569 38.6 15.4 53.9 9.5 $82,238
Albany Middle 941 63.6 10.2 73.8 7.8 $211,516
Albany High 1,138 76.5 13.0 89.5 7.9 $248,872
MacGregor Alt. 16 2.4 — 2.4 15.0 $2,401
ACC Preschool 64 11.2 — 11.2 17.5 Part of ACC budget
District total 3,820 274.7 55.7 330.4 8.7 $892,765

SpEd FTE are paraprofessionals and specialists assigned to each site through the Special Education department. They are funded separately and managed centrally. MacGregor shares principal with Albany High. ACC Preschool is listed as a separate school site. Enrollment shown is school-site students (ACC after-school program of 329 students is separate from the 64-student preschool site).

ACC operates two distinct programs — after-school care and preschool — that share staff, facilities, and leadership but are funded and structured separately.

School-age program — after-school care
329 students · Operates after the regular school day (approx. 2:30–6:00 PM) · Serves TK–5th grade students at AUSD elementary schools · Licensed childcare program subsidized by state contracts
329 students
Students
329
Stable FY27
Teacher FTE
3.23
+0.83
Para FTE
5.41
Stable
Lead para FTE
~2.0
+0.33

Primary funding: CDSS 2 (Resource 5162) · Child Dev CCTR (Resource 5025)

Preschool program — early childhood education
64 students · Full-day program for children ages 3–5 · State-subsidized early childhood education · At state-mandated 5% IEP inclusion cap
64 students
Students
64
Stable FY27
Teacher FTE
3.0
Stable
EC instructor FTE
3.0
+1.0
Para FTE
5.20
Stable

Primary funding: Other State (Resource 7810) · QRIS Block Grant (Resource 6127) — behavioral health interventionist budget dropping $45K in FY27 as one-time QRIS balance spends down

Funding sources
FY27 gross — $1.23M total
Major expenditures
FY27 planned spending
Department budgets FY27
All departments — discretionary
Year-over-year change
FY27 vs FY26 delta
Department Manager FY27 FTE FY26 Budget FY27 Budget Change
Special Education Exec. Dir. of Special Ed. 74.6 $14,067,927 $13,923,848 −$144,079
Teaching & Learning Ed. of Teaching & Learning 4.0 $3,209,399 $3,305,681 +$96,282
Pool / Aquatics Director of Aquatics 3.6 $1,557,444 $1,559,235 +$1,791
Maintenance & Ops Director of Maint. & Ops 22.3 $1,460,767 $1,501,961 +$41,194
Nutrition Services Director of Nutrition 19.1 $1,279,244 $1,313,845 +$34,601
ACC (Child Dev.) Director of Child Dev. 31.5 $1,195,351 $1,231,212 +$35,861
Student Services Ed. of Student Services 4.0 $608,359 $626,610 +$18,251
Technology Director of Technology 3.0 $551,612 $567,167 +$15,555
Transportation Transportation Coordinator 1.4 $401,180 $412,493 +$11,313
Superintendent Superintendent 3.0 $228,868 $204,900 −$23,968
SPSA goals — all site budgets must align
Goal 1: Student achievement
Improve outcomes for all students with focused support for opportunity gaps. Must show data, targeted actions, and equitable access.
Goal 2: Safe & inclusive environment
Students feel safe and connected. Links belonging directly to academic success.
Goal 3: Professional learning
High-quality PD, protected collaboration time, and strong family communication.
Who decides what?
School Site Council
Approves SPSA and site budget. Community members and staff vote on how funds are spent.
Instructional Leadership Team
Analyzes student data, recommends instructional priorities and professional learning.
Principal
Leads budget development and implements the approved site plan day-to-day.
Board of Education
Adopts the district budget each June, aligned to the LCAP and strategic plan.
FY27 budget calendar
  • Jan 2026
     
    Budget kickoff — one pagers issued to all sitesJan 22 · Board study session Jan 13
  • Feb 2026
     
    Community town halls & site budget meetingsDELAC Feb 4 · Follow-up town hall Feb 25 · Site meetings Feb 1–13
  • Mar 2026
     
    Budget lock-in sessions — staffing finalizedLock-ins Mar 1–13 · March 15 notifications issued
  • Apr 2026
     
    Final one pagers & discretionary budgets loadedFinal lock-ins if needed · Final one pagers Apr 20–24 · Current phase
  • May 2026
     
    Budget scrub & Governor's May ReviseBoard first pass prep May 14 · State budget update TBD
  • Jun 2026
     
    Board adoption of FY27 budgetFirst pass Jun 9 · Final adoption Jun 23
All figures are draft FY2026-27 estimates, subject to change pending the Governor's May Revise and final Board adoption on June 23, 2026. Questions? Attend a School Site Council meeting or contact your school's principal directly.  ·  Source: AUSD Budget & Site Planning Development Guide and Site Leader Workbooks FY27.