District overview

Beaufort County School District

Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.

Who makes districtwide decisions?

Board of Education with published agendas and minutes

The Beaufort County Board of Education publishes meeting agendas and, for many meetings, minutes that record its actions. The reviewed records show the board considering districtwide budgets, contracts, policies, facilities, and superintendent matters.

Public meeting record

This review covers 44 direct official PDFs across 26 Board of Education meetings; 18 are published minutes.

Current leadership

The board records name Dr. Frank Rodriguez as superintendent during the review period.

FY2026-27 budget

On May 19, 2026, the board certified a $395,321,600 General Fund budget and a $120,907,292 Debt Service Fund budget.

A scheduled agenda item does not prove the board approved it; this page relies on published minutes for recorded actions.

Where the district stands

Direct board records reviewedverified

44 records

26 agendas and 18 published minutes across 26 meeting dates.

FY2026-27 certified General Fundverified

395,321,600 USD

The minutes record certification at 126 mills.

Meetings with published minutesverified

18 meetings

Some later meetings currently have agendas only.

Major projects

2023 referendum construction program

Reported within original budget

At the June 9, 2026 board meeting, the Capital/Construction Oversight Committee update reported that the 2023 referendum remained within its original $439 million budget.

Next: A later official construction or Board of Education record would be needed to establish project completion or a revised budget.

Jun 9, 2026Board minutes record the CLOC update that the 2023 referendum remains within its original $439 million budget.

Funding

2023 referendum

The cited minutes report the program-level original budget; they do not provide an audited expenditure total.

This overview uses Beaufort County School District's official Board of Education agendas and published minutes from September 2025 through September 2026. It treats agenda items as scheduled matters unless published minutes record a result.

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