Though K-12 education funding has been in flux, officials at the state’s second-largest school district are hopeful there won’t be any major shortfalls from the state this year.

The Elgin Area School District U-46 school board Monday approved spending roughly $511 million for the 2016-17 school year, a less than 1 percent increase from the previous year’s expenditures, officials said.

The balanced budget projects a modest $200,000 surplus in the operating fund by year end — last year’s surplus was about $14.8 million.

State and federal funding make up $158 million (31 percent) and $37 million (7 percent), respectively, of total expected revenues this year.

The district is still awaiting its fourth-quarter payment, about $9.7 million, for last school year’s categorical funding for programs such as special education and transportation, said Dale Burnidge, U-46 director of financial operations.

“This year we are budgeting for all four payments (about 39 million),” Burnidge said. “The majority of our state revenue comes through the General State Aid ($119 million), which they pay twice a month and that has always been on time so we feel good about that.”

Big-ticket expenses in the 2016-17 budget include about $16 million allocated for building projects, the costs of implementing full-day kindergarten districtwide, and $2.3 million set aside for purchasing 30 replacement school buses.

Two school board members voted against the budget citing concerns about state funding uncertainties and objection over the full-day kindergarten program, rolled out at the start of the school year for more than 2,500 students.

To accommodate those students, the district spent roughly $13 million to add 26 classrooms at three elementary schools over the summer — about $7 million of that cost is included in this year’s budget.

School board member Cody Holt said there is no evidence full-day kindergarten improves academic achievement. “This is a high-priced want that takes resources away from the needs of most students to benefit the select few,” he said.

Board member Jeanette Ward also objected to the program’s expansion.