COUNTY — The School District of Pickens County has approved a $195.3 million budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year that includes pay raises for all employees, new educational programs and no increase in the district’s operating tax rate.

The district’s Board of Trustees approved the budget on third reading May 26.

According to superintendent Danny Merck, the balanced $195,283,145 budget

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