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There are several reports that districts and charters can access from School Finance Reports and within the AzEDS system that summarize student counts and are helpful in the budget preparation process:

The School Finance Analyst Team has noticed a data trend: an increase in duplicate State Student I.D.s reported every new school year. Creating duplicate student I.D.s can lead to incorrect funding and pose a significant challenge for districts, charters, and the School Finance Analyst Team to resolve. To avoid such complications, it's crucial to familiarize yourself with the guidelines below and ensure we don't create any duplicate student I.D.s.

A.R.S. § 15-915 2023 Timelines

BUDG-25 reports for all school districts have been posted to the School Finance website. FY 2024 March BUDG-25 reports have been calculated using the FY 2024 March BSA-55 information.

BUDG-25 reports for all school districts have been posted to the School Finance website. FY 2024 February BUDG-25 reports have been calculated using the FY 2024 February BSA-55 information.

In accordance with A.R.S. §15-905(L), the FY 2023 BUDG-75 Expenditure Analysis Letters are now published. Letters are based on the most recent FY 2023 BUDG-75 Over Expenditure reports, which have been calculated using FY 2023 BSA55 SRC information.  These letters serve as official notification of any over expenditure for FY 2023, and how Budget Balance/Over Expenditure values should be recorded on the next FY 2024 budget revision.

In pursuant to Arizona Revised Statute 15-992-F and starting with the Fiscal Year 2024 February district state-aid payment, School Finance has included adjustments on the BSA-64 report for the county equalization assistance.

Reminder: Payment 9 will be based on data captured that is passing integrity and generating ADM in AzEDS. Actual data in AzEDS will be used to calculate ADM for Payment 9.

The School District Employee Report (SDER) On-Line Application is now open to accept employee data revisions. You can access this application through ADE Connect.

BUDG-25 reports for all school districts have been posted to the School Finance website. FY 2024 January BUDG-25 reports have been calculated using the FY 2024 January BSA-55 information.