CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Treasurer Larry Pack has released a revised maximum projected Hope Scholarship budget for next school year.

The Hope Scholarship gives state funds to students who pursue education outside of the traditional classroom.

Pack, who is also the chair of the Hope Scholarship Board, says the West Virginia Treasury is projecting $244,580,215 if 100 percent of newly eligible students participated in the Hope Scholarship for the 2026-2027 school year.

The updated projections would save the state over $70 million in comparison to the January projections, which came in at $315,013,760.

Pack says they will be looking through the numbers again.

“We expect to revise these numbers again around December. We’ll go back with the Department of Education and look at the informati

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