District overview

Hickman County School District

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

Hickman County’s 2026 facilities, budget, and school plans

Board materials identify a 2026 facilities project, school-calendar planning, instructional supports, and proposed budget and staffing actions.

A five-member elected Board governs district budgets, contracts, staffing and policy. State SEEK aid, local taxes and restricted grants support district operations. The agendas identify KETS and SFCC offers, school allocations, tax-rate proposals and a capital-funds request, but do not establish adopted full-year or comparable per-pupil spending.

A proposed facilities and financing project recurs in agendas

February through May Board materials listed GESC Project 26-291 steps: BG-1 revisions, design agreement, and a proposed 2026 general-obligation bond resolution.

School support and staffing priorities appear in Board materials

Entries included KETS offers, a per-student SBDM allocation, a new elementary dean position, salary schedules, and an advanced-coursework plan.

Calendar and policy planning is on the Board calendar

Board materials listed 2026-27 calendar readings, discipline-code policies, and first reading of KSBA Policy Update 48.

Current policies cover student devices and AI

The July 2025 device policy limits instructional-time use and requires parent return of confiscated devices. The electronic-media policy requires responsible AI procedures and traceable communications.

The public agenda pages identify proposed business but do not verify final votes, funding sources, or implementation.

Where the district stands

SBDM allocation listedverified

115 dollars per student

FY26 KETS offer listedverified

7,425 dollars

Major projects

2026 GESC Project 26-291

Agenda sequence shows proposed project steps

Board materials listed an initial and revised BG-1, design agreement, and related 2026 bond authorization; no approved minutes verify approval or final scope.

Next: Look for approved minutes or future project records to verify scope, financing, and award decisions.

Feb 23, 2026Initial BG-1 identified in Board materials.
Mar 24, 2026AIA design agreement and financial-advisor contract identified in Board materials.
Apr 28, 2026Revised BG-1 and bond-resolution items identified in Board materials.

Funding

A proposed 2026 general-obligation bond resolution appears in the April 28 agenda; no final amount or adopted financing record was collected.

School bus and elementary playground capital request

Restricted-capital request scheduled September 29

The agenda proposes Capital Funds Request 27CFR1 for a new bus and part of a new elementary playground; no amount, approval or completion is established.

Next: An official approval and purchase or construction record would establish authorized scope and timing.

Sep 29, 2026Capital-funds request scheduled.

Funding

Proposed use of restricted capital funds; no adopted amount is stated.

Full review of all 18 hash-verified official originals:16 agenda pages from both KSBA portals and two current policies.

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