Oak Ridge Schools overview

Oak Ridge Schools

Governance, funding, and current decisions in the official board record.

Who makes decisions for Oak Ridge Schools?

A city school district governed by a five-member elected Board of Education.

The Board of Education approves budgets, policies, contracts, and major school decisions. Oak Ridge Schools receives major revenue from Anderson and Roane Counties, Tennessee, and the City of Oak Ridge.

FY27 budget

The board adopted an $82.0 million general-purpose budget, 2% below FY26.

Enrollment

The FY27 budget projects 49 fewer students across the district.

Capital work

The budget plans a JMS elevator upgrade, a Glenwood fire-alarm replacement, and continuing HVAC replacement.

The reviewed minutes do not provide final year-end spending or a full schedule for each capital project.

What the public record shows

FY27 general-purpose budgetverified

82,018,570 USD

Projected enrollment changeverified

-49 students

Approved board minutes reviewedcontext

11 meetings

Major projects

FY27 district budget

Adopted

The board adopted the FY27 budget after a two-reading process. It includes a 1.5% staff salary adjustment and plans for lower enrollment.

Next: Implementation during FY27 and later board reports on revenues, enrollment, and spending.

Nov 17, 2025Board approved the FY27 budget timeline.
May 26, 2026Board adopted the FY27 budget on second reading.

Funding

County, state, city, federal, and fund-balance revenue.

Reviewed all 11 direct official board-minutes PDFs available from September 22, 2025 through July 27, 2026.

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