District overview
Beaumont Unified School District
Funding, growth, facilities and student outcomes.
How does Beaumont fund a growing district?
Beaumont is a growing California district whose operating revenue comes mainly through the Local Control Funding Formula. Attendance, grade levels and student needs shape that entitlement. Housing growth increases classroom demand, while operating reserves have fallen below the district’s own goal.
Operating money and construction money differ
LCFF, other state aid, local revenue and federal funds support operations. Voter-approved school bonds fund eligible facilities projects; they are not a general source for ongoing salaries.
Trustees make districtwide decisions
Five elected trustees govern with Superintendent Mays Kakish. Student board representatives also participate. School site councils and advisory committees provide input; the bond oversight committee reviews bond spending.
Current approval does not erase future gaps
The county approved the 2026–27 budget and projected adequate cash, while forecasting unrestricted gaps of $2.6 million in 2027–28 and $1.4 million in 2028–29. September’s unaudited-actuals presentation put reserves at 6.77%: below the local 11.33% goal, above the 3% state minimum and 5% local reduction trigger. A fiscal-stabilization committee was formed; no spending-cut list had been adopted in the reviewed meetings through October 27.
Student support and career pathways are established strengths to build on
The district funds counselors, behavioral-health therapists and student support specialists. Broad high-school pathways include manufacturing and engineering, software and robotics, patient care and sports medicine, construction, culinary arts, media and performing arts, and public safety. AP and dual-enrollment results have improved; completing college-entry and career sequences remains a challenge.
Budget forecasts and reserve targets warrant monitoring, but the reviewed records do not establish insolvency or adopted districtwide cuts. Bond balances and restricted program carryover cannot be treated as unrestricted money for recurring salaries.
Where the district stands
Parent budget overview; includes spending beyond the specific LCAP actions.
State, local and federal sources; not bond authorization.
2025 Dashboard count cited by the county. This is not the 2026–27 enrollment forecast.
Improved from 30.2% in 2022–23 to 19.3% in 2024–25; homeless students remained at 32.5%. Aggregate improvement leaves substantial subgroup gaps.
County-cited Dashboard rate; college/career preparedness indicator was 46%.
Derived context: $264,050,717 planned General Fund spending ÷ 12,124 projected average daily attendance = approximately $21,779. This uses ADA, not enrollment, and includes districtwide salaries, benefits, services and other General Fund costs; it is not a school allocation or audited actual.
Below 11.33% local goal, above 3% state minimum and 5% local reduction trigger; not the total ending fund balance.
Up from 41.5% in 2022–23. A-G completion was 44.2%, below its 49.4% baseline; broad offerings do not mean every graduate completes a pathway.
464 of 610 tests passed, up from 58.18% in 2022–23; this is a test pass rate, not all-student participation.
Planned action amount for therapists, student support specialists and related support; not the entire district mental-health budget. Prior-year estimated actual was $1,714,481.
Planned counseling support; September presentation described 31 counselors, seven general behavioral-health therapists and 11 student support specialists among wider services. These are existing-service counts, not new hires.
Major projects
Measure B school facilities bond
On the November 3, 2026 ballot; outcome not establishedThe district seeks $86 million for repairs and upgrades. It describes an estimated $20 per $100,000 of assessed property value while maintaining the current tax rate. Authorization is subject to voters; it is not money already received.
- Scheduled Measure B ballot decision.
Funding
Proposed voter-authorized local general obligation bonds
Authorization, issuance and actual project spending are separate steps.
Proposed Cherry Valley TK–8 campus
Environmental approval; acquisition diligence and construction funding remainTrustees approved environmental/project resolutions for the proposed 37-acre Brookside/North Highland Springs site. Escrow, soil/geotechnical and hydrology work, further approvals and funding remained unresolved. Residents raised traffic, flood and seismic concerns; the reviewed records do not establish those allegations as findings.
- Environmental/project approvals; further diligence and funding required.
Funding
Funding details require project-specific confirmation
Early Childhood Education Center at Anna Hause
Bid awarded; November 10 groundbreaking announcedThe center advanced from environmental approval to a September bid award. At the October 27 meeting, officials announced a November 10 groundbreaking; the event was still future in the reviewed record.
- Environmental/project approvals.
- Construction bid awarded.
- Groundbreaking scheduled, not verified as completed.
Funding
Funding details require project-specific confirmation
Palm Innovation Academy kitchen
Opened May 27, 2026, according to June board reportPalm’s first on-site kitchen replaces meals prepared elsewhere and delivered to school. The February oversight packet described a 1,600-square-foot kitchen; the June report said it opened May 27 within a broader facilities project. The $2m Measure Z contribution in the bond report is only one funding component, not the total project cost.
- Oversight packet showed kitchen construction underway.
- Kitchen opened, as reported June 9.
Funding
Funding details require project-specific confirmation
Fiscal stabilization and first-interim budget
Recommendations pending in the reviewed recordThe district sought a plan to restore reserves toward its 11.33% goal. The BTA initially participated; on October 27, trustee Susie Lara reported that it had withdrawn over bargaining concerns. That reason is attributed, and no cuts were adopted at that meeting.
- Reserve presentation and committee plans.
- First fiscal-stabilization meeting scheduled.
- BTA withdrawal reported; no reduction list adopted.
Funding
General Fund operations
Career pathways and college access
Established offerings; new grants and Glen View pathway developmentBeaumont High has broad CTE options. Dual enrollment increased from 214 to 318 spring participants and 224 to 356 fall participants in the LCAP’s comparison years. August brought a $223,778 Golden State Pathways implementation grant for 2026–29. Glen View’s LCAP adds Graphic Production Technologies under Manufacturing and Product Development; its readiness rate improved from 2% to 5.5%, still low.
- LCAP adopted with career-readiness staffing and pathway support.
- Golden State Pathways implementation grant accepted.
Funding
Golden State Pathways grant plus LCAP and other program resources
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