Each year, the Department of Budget and Finance works to use the funds and grants from the federal, state and local level to provide for a division of close to 67,000 students, a full-time staff of more than 10,000 people and close to 100 schools and buildings across the city. In 2017-18, VBCPS has a balanced a budget of more than $860 million dollars.
As the work continues to balance the 2018-19 budget, the VBCPS FactChecker looks at some common budget questions and misperceptions.