Rising enrollment at the newly-renovated Tisbury School is helping to drive a 17 per cent increase in the school’s operating budget for fiscal year 2026, which begins July 1 of this year.

The school committee certified the nearly $10.8 million budget last week, clearing the way for the Tisbury select board and the financial and advisory committee to review the spending plan. The budget will have to be approved at town meeting. 

The regional high school and all-Island school committees voted last week to certify amended budgets for the coming fiscal year.

Voters up-Island have been taking a hard look at what it costs to educate their schoolchildren. According to the most recent data available, the up-Island school district ranked sixth in per-pupil spending among other districts in the state.

Board members reached agreement on a revised $10.3 million budget by trimming hours and shifting positions for several employees, and eliminating an education support professional in West Tisbury. The spending plan draws heavily from reserve funds.