Budget Office

Providence Public Schools’ Budget Office oversees the finances for the school district, which has a budget of approximately $461 million for fiscal year 2026. The development of the local budget is a year-long process that gathers and generates a tremendous amount of information. The Providence Public School District (PPSD) local budget consists of city funding, state aid to education, Medicaid reimbursements, and school revenue. PPSD uses its local budget to teach students, transport them to and from school, and maintain school buildings and equipment.

The office supports all school administration and other daily school operations. The local budget supports education programs such as multilingual learners, special education, summer learning programs, pre-k, and all-day kindergarten. The Office works closely with district departments and schools to make budgetary decisions for the upcoming fiscal year to ensure funds are used responsibly, efficiently, and effectively. In recent years, they have adopted a student-based budgeting process in which funds "follow" students rather than following programs or staff.

The development of the district’s spending plan is a year-long process. The process for the fiscal year that ends every June 30, begins eight months before when school departments begin preparing budgets for the upcoming school year. The finance team prepares the district’s annual Budget Book that can be found below.