CHEYENNE — After months of work, the Laramie County School District 1 Board of Trustees unanimously voted Wednesday night to approve its $270.7 million budget.

With a slight increase in projected enrollment to 13,205 students for the 2010-2011 fiscal year, the district will get about $175.5 million from the state.

The increased numbers include local students enrolled in the Wyoming Virtual Academy as well as a new school — Cheyenne’s South High — set to open this fall.

Finance and accounting program administrator Mike Wiggam said about 62 elementary students and 53 junior high students are enrolled in the virtual school this year compared to 16 total during the 2008-09 academic year.

With the approval of the budget, the board renewed the required 25-mill local property tax effort as well as the one recreation mill.

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