DEKALB COUNTY, GA — The DeKalb County School District owes millions of dollars to two of its neighboring districts.

Jennifer Caracciolo, Deputy Chief Communications Officer of the DeKalb County School District, says officials learned the prior ESPLOST 5 distribution percentages were being used to divvy up funds from the current one, ESPLOST 6.

Caracciolo tells WSB City Schools of Decatur caught the error and alerted DCSD.

Officials say that caused DeKalb County Schools to receive more than it was supposed to, while Atlanta Public Schools and Decatur City Schools received less.

Caracciolo says the issue is an easy fix.

“It is very fortunate that we still have 14 months collections on this SPLOST. So we’re able to make that right,” she said.

Caracciolo says estimates show the district received between $10 million and $13 million too much since the 2022 renewal.