Financial Reports & Audits

These financial reports and audits are provided for community members to help understand how their tax dollars are being utilized to educate our students. HCPSS strives to manage public funds in the most efficient and effective manner possible while being consistent with best financial practices.

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the Howard County Public School System for its Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. This was the second consecutive year that the system has received this prestigious award. In order to be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, a government must publish an easily readable and efficiently organized financial report. This report must satisfy both generally accepted accounting principles and applicable legal requirements.

In addition, the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) International awarded the Howard County Public School System its Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. This award reflects our commitment to the highest standards in School System reporting.