Cobb School Board Approves 'Tighter Than Usual' $1.86 Billion Budget

Cobb School Board Approves 'Tighter Than Usual' $1.86 Billion Budget

MARIETTA — The Cobb County Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the district’s $1.9 billion budget for the 2025-26 school year Thursday night.

Cobb school board to have hearing, adopt FY 2026 budget

The Cobb Board of Education will hold a final public hearing Thursday before being asked to adopt the fiscal year 2026 budget. The Cobb County School District has proposed a budget of $1.8 billion that holds the line on the property tax rate and provides modest pay raises. The budget public hearing starts at 6:30 p.m., and the board’s monthly voting meeting, which includes tentative budget adoption, starts at 7 p.m. (The budget proposal can be f…