District financial information
2025-26 budget and beyond
Update April 28, 2025:
As a result of the recent failure of Proposition 9, the replacement education and operations levy, the district will need to make up to $20 million in cuts for the upcoming school year. The cuts will impact all aspects of the district. Learn more.
Older updates:
Prior to the levy failure, BGPS released potential cuts if the levy were not approved in the April 22 election.
2024-25 budget approval
At its meeting on Aug. 26, 2024, Battle Ground Public Schools’ board of directors held a public hearing and unanimously approved the budget for the 2024-25 school year.
View the full 2024-25 budget hearing presentation.
The approved budget expenditures includes:
General fund: $242.645 million
Capital projects fund: $25.024 million
Debt service fund: $373,885 (expires in December 2024)
Associated Student Body fund: $2.902 million
Four-year budget estimate
In accordance with state law, the district has developed a four-year budget estimate (F195F) including a four-year enrollment projection.
Clean financial audit
Auditors determined that BGPS complied with district policies, applicable state laws and regulations, and appropriately safeguarded public resources. Learn more.
BGPS improves financial health score
Battle Ground Public Schools’ financial health score saw a boost in updated rankings. Battle Ground’s score improved from 3.05 to 3.35 for the 2023-24 school year, the most recent for which scores are available. The average score for all other K-12 Clark County school districts last year was 3.02. Learn more.
Washington state’s school funding dilemma
The state of Washington is constitutionally responsible for fully funding the costs of basic education but even after reforms (the McCleary “solution”), the state’s efforts aren’t keeping up with actual expenses.