Transparency
What was budgeted, and what was spent.
The city’s independent auditors compare the school budget with actual spending every year, and the district reports to the School Committee monthly on how the current year is going. This page puts both side by side, starting with where things stand right now.
This year
Fiscal 2027 so far
July 2026 through June 2027, from the district’s status report to the School Committee.
Last year
Fiscal 2026, preliminary
July 2025 through June 2026. The district marks these figures “not final” until year-end adjustments are booked and the audit is done.
The audited result for each year
Surplus above the line, deficit below. Hover over or tap a bar for the budget and actual figures.
Show as a table
Line by line
Some lines swing a long way because the district budgets a cost on one line and charges it to another. Department-head salaries, for example, were budgeted inside regular salaries in fiscal 2026 but paid from their own line, so one shows a large overrun and the other an offsetting surplus.
The fiscal 2026 requests, in the district’s own words
The non-salary lines requested for fiscal 2026, each with the description and justification written by the budget manager who asked for it. Salaries and benefits were requested as lump sums, without positions listed.
The five-year deficit plan
Approved by the state-appointed Budget Commission on March 17, 2026 and certified by the Auditor General. It pays down the accumulated deficit by fiscal 2031.
How the deficit estimates moved
Every figure here comes from a public record: the district’s filings with the Rhode Island Department of Education, its general ledger and monthly reports to the School Committee, the city’s audited financial statements, and the budget documents the committee votes on. Figures are as reported and are not adjusted for inflation. If you find a mistake, email dan@herseyforwarwick.com and I’ll correct it and note the correction. Sources and method →