The Board of Education of Charles County at its June 9 meeting unanimously approved the fiscal year 2027 operating budget. The $553,532,999 budget represents a $26.02 million increase, or 4.9%, over the fiscal year 2026 operating budget.
The CCPS operating budget is primarily funded through state and county dollars, with about 39% coming from the overall Charles County general fund budget for fiscal year 2027. The approved budget prioritizes employee compensation and mandatory costs.
Mandatory CCPS budget expenses include health care costs, negotiated school bus contractor wages and the replacement of retiring school buses, funding for special education, utility increases and funding to support the continual implementation of the required Blueprint for Maryland’s future policy areas.
The budget also includes one-time cost increases that include portable weapons detection equipment, community and student pilot programs, additional transportation vehicles and the expansion of the gun detect software technology for installation on interior cameras. Budget reductions include the elimination of six central office positions, lapsed salary savings from 47 currently vacant positions (that include a mix of support staff and teaching positions) that will not be filled for the coming school year, and a decrease of funding to the Proximity Learning program.
The fiscal year 2027 budget allocates $16,935,039 for employee compensation. The funding will go toward salary and cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increases for the Education Association of Charles County (EACC) and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) negotiated agreements.
For the 2026-2027 school year, eligible certificated staff that fall under the EACC agreement will receive a one-step/one grade increase and a 3% COLA. CCPS eligible support staff who fall under the AFSCME negotiated agreement will receive a one-step/one grade increase and a 2.5% COLA.
To learn more about the fiscal year 2027 approved operating budget request, visit the CCPS website here.
About CCPS
Charles County Public Schools provides 27,904 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 38 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.
The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Dr. Mike Blanchard, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event.
CCPS provides nondiscriminatory equal access to school facilities in accordance with its Use of Facilities rules to designated youth groups (including, but not limited to, the Boy Scouts).
