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Agenda Item

a. SY25 Financial Audit Report Summary ~ Updated 5.11.2026

Summary: Presented by: Mr. Byron Schueneman, Chief Financial Officer, Division of Finance, and
Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts
Summary of DeKalb County Board of Education FY 2025



                     Financial Audit Division
                    Greg S. Griffin, State Auditor | 404.656.2180 | audits.ga.gov


DeKalb County Board of Education                                                                 Students        Teachers            Schools
                                                                                                  91638            6879                129
Key Financial Facts
The DeKalb County Board of Education revenues have exceeded or equaled expenditures in each of the last three
years. The ratios shown indicate adequate assets and reserves. Fund balances are stable since 2025.



                                                         $1.5
                  2023
                                                           $1.6
                                                                           Asset Sufficiency                       3.1                      Normal
 Revenue and                                                    $1.7
                  2024                                                                  Ratio                                  3.1
 Expenditures                                                     $1.8                            3.2
  (in billions)
                                                                  $1.9
                  2025
                                                                  $1.9                                                                      Normal
                                                                          Operating Reserve                                      21.1
                             Expenditures       Total Revenue                                     20.0           29.4
                                                                                        Ratio

Local Revenue
as a % of Total          2023         2024            2025                                                              $0.5         $0.5
                                                                                                          $0.4
   Revenue               56.3%       50.0%         52.6%                 Total Fund Balance
                                                                                 (in billions)

                                                                                                         2023           2024         2025
                                         $186           $207
   Per Pupil              $164
                                                                                                                    $0.5
 Expenditure                                                                                             $0.3                        $0.4
                                                                           Unassigned Fund
                                                                         Balance (in billions)
                          2023          2024            2025
                                                                                                         2023       2024             2025




Key Finding Areas

Financial             "No findings were reported"



Federal               Policies and procedures of the School District were insufficient to provide adequate internal controls
                      over the employee compensation process as it relates to the Child Nutrition Cluster.

Opinion               Unmodified for all opinion units.