Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton county schools received nearly $440 million in total Florida Education Finance Program dollars, with each county’s percentage increase being above the state average.
An additional $30 million was also added to the budget to advance career technical education.
While Gov. Rick Scott vetoed just over $247,000 for the Northwest Florida Ballet Academie in Fort Walton Beach, he approved $250,000 for the Okaloosa County STEMM Middle School in Niceville.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Okaloosa schools benefit from budget