Pittsburgh Public Schools is finalizing its 2019 general fund budget, which does not include a tax increase.
The $643.7 million spending plan includes a 3 percent increase over last year and will use about $28.3 million from the district's fund balance.
Slightly more than half the preliminary budget — 52 percent — is earmarked for salary and benefits payments. About 13 percent of the budget will go to charter school tuition payments, 13 percent to the district’s special education programs and about 5 percent for transportation costs.
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Here’s the preliminary budget:
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About 7 percent, or $44.7 million, is dedicated to debt service payments.
The school board will hold a public hearing at noon on Monday at the district offices in Oakland. The school board will vote whether to adopt the final budget at its regular monthly voting meeting Dec. 19.
Elizabeth Behrman: Lbehrman@post-gazette.com, 412-263-1590 or @Ebehrman on Twitter.
First Published: November 29, 2018, 4:20 p.m.
