| Department of Education |
| Support Education Excellence in Kentucky (SEEK) |
| Actual FY 2024 | Actual FY 2025 | Revised FY 2026 | Recommended FY 2027 | Recommended FY 2028 |
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| SOURCE OF FUNDS | | | | | |
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| General Fund | | | | | |
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| Regular Appropriation | 3,195,808,600 | 3,261,950,500 | 3,365,742,000 | 3,759,644,300 | 3,756,331,600 |
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| Other | | 14,707,881 | 36,715,000 | | |
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| Total General Fund | 3,195,808,600 | 3,276,658,381 | 3,402,457,000 | 3,759,644,300 | 3,756,331,600 |
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| Federal Fund | | | | | |
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| Balance Forward | 59,959 | 59,959 | 59,900 | | |
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| Non-Revenue Receipts | | | (59,900) | | |
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| Total Federal Fund | 59,959 | 59,959 | | | |
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| TOTAL SOURCE OF FUNDS | 3,195,868,559 | 3,276,718,340 | 3,402,457,000 | 3,759,644,300 | 3,756,331,600 |
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| EXPENDITURES BY CLASS | | | | | |
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| Grants Loans Benefits | 3,038,244,651 | 3,275,328,343 | 3,402,457,000 | 3,759,644,300 | 3,756,331,600 |
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| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | 3,038,244,651 | 3,275,328,343 | 3,402,457,000 | 3,759,644,300 | 3,756,331,600 |
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| EXPENDITURES BY FUND SOURCE | | | | | |
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| General Fund | 3,038,244,651 | 3,275,328,343 | 3,402,457,000 | 3,759,644,300 | 3,756,331,600 |
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| Federal Fund | | | | | |
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| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | 3,038,244,651 | 3,275,328,343 | 3,402,457,000 | 3,759,644,300 | 3,756,331,600 |
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| EXPENDITURES BY UNIT | | | | | |
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| Base Funding | 1,938,679,617 | 1,949,201,898 | 2,058,682,500 | 2,101,969,500 | 2,120,831,000 |
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| Pupil Transportation | 274,446,300 | 358,996,100 | 398,884,500 | 398,884,500 | 398,884,500 |
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| Equalized Facilities | 190,575,818 | 259,751,241 | 232,575,900 | 298,930,200 | 273,117,100 |
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| Tier I Equalization | 172,584,047 | 235,688,542 | 224,613,500 | 251,849,500 | 238,638,400 |
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| National Board Certification Salary Supplement | 3,548,676 | 3,385,360 | 4,655,500 | 4,655,500 | 4,655,500 |
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| Vocational Education Transportation | 7,833,100 | 7,833,100 | 7,833,100 | 7,833,100 | 7,833,100 |
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| Audiologist & Speech Language Pathologists | 2,047,093 | 2,252,102 | 2,312,000 | 2,312,000 | 2,312,000 |
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| Local District Teachers' Retirement Match | 448,530,000 | 458,220,000 | 467,900,000 | 529,410,000 | 541,260,000 |
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| SEEK - Star Academy | | | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 10,000,000 |
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| Certified and Classified Salary Increase | | | | 158,800,000 | 158,800,000 |
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| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | 3,038,244,651 | 3,275,328,343 | 3,402,457,000 | 3,759,644,300 | 3,756,331,600 |
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Over the 2026-2028 biennium, the funding for the SEEK program will increase by 11.6 percent over the enacted fiscal year 2026 budget. The majority of the increase is directed to base per pupil guarantee, salary increases for certified and classified staff, and teachers' retirement contributions.
The budget includes an increase in the base per pupil guarantee by 2.5 percent each year, or 5 percent over the biennium, from $4,586 per student to $4,701 per student in fiscal year 2027 and $4,818 per student in fiscal year 2028.
The Governor's budget includes $158.8 million each year to fund a 3 percent pay increase in fiscal year 2026-27 for all full-time school district employees. For certified staff, the combination of this 3 percent pay increase and the retention of their 3.75 percent payroll contribution in fiscal year 2028 to the Teachers' Retirement medical insurance fund will result in a 6.9 percent pay increase over the two years.