W-JCC School board approves $220 million budget, ask for another $1.225 million

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The Williamsburg-James City County school board approved moving forward with a $220 million budget Monday. And it will ask local taxpayers for an extra $1.225 million to fund some optional programs like lacrosse.

The $220 million budget, approved unanimously at the board’s work session Monday, includes money from various grants and nutritional programs, and is up 6.3% from last year.

It works out to $19,212 in spending per student.

Williamsburg and James City County pay for 59.4% of the budget. The state pays 31.2%, and sales taxes provide another 8.9%.

Superintendent Daniel Keever noted the budget is based on the state contribution proposed by former Gov. Glenn Youngkin and may change before it is finalized.

The additional $1.225 million the board is requesting from the two local governments would pay for several more staff including two more safety officers and …