Welcome to the DCPS Budget Website

For School Year 2026-2027(Fiscal Year 2027), DC Public Schools continues to distribute resources to align with the academic, social, and emotional needs of our students.

School budgets are primarily based on student enrollment, with additional resources allocated to support students who require greater support. DCPS’ school budget model seeks to fund schools across the district using three factors: enrollment, targeted support, and year-over-year stability.

The Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) initial school budget allocations provide resources to schools to include program specific funding, student-based funding and prioritize stability across schools consistent with projected enrollment for the 2026-2027 school year. 

DCPS’ school funding model provides resources to schools for positions, programs, and non-personnel dollars. Each allocation is designated a level of flexibility that determines principal autonomy over budgeting the allocation, programs, and non-personnel dollars. School leaders may request changes to Non Flexible 2 allocations that will be reviewed holistically.

Please see the FY27 Budget Development Guide to learn about budget updates and reminders for next school year. To view school budget worksheets to see Initial Allocations, click the link to the right or navigate to the Budget Data tab.

Following budget development, submitted budget worksheets will be posted.

Thank you for visiting the DCPS Budget Website!