
2025-2026 Annual Budget Proposal Overview
"Explore the detailed breakdown of the 2025-2026 budget proposal, including key areas such as expenditures, revenue sources, and strategic goals. Discover the allocation of funds for salaries, benefits, services, and more. Check out the enrollment trends and staffing details included in the proposal."
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2025-2026 Budget Process Budget Calendar 3-year average budget and expenditure comparison by building/department Governor s State Aid Proposal Tax levy limit Budget request presentations to Board Approved State budget with aid projections GOALS Meet the Financial goal of the Strategic Plan At least 50% of revenue is from State Aid Keep the Tax levy as low as possible
Budget Proposal Initial Rollover Budget 2025-2026 $102,040,688 2025-2026 Budget Proposal $103,522,576 Net increase from Rollover Net Increase from 2024-2025 budget % increase over 2024-2025 budget $1,481,908 $3,245,150 3.2%
Budget Proposal Summary Description Salaries Employee Benefits Equipment Contractual/Purchased Services BOCES Services Supplies and Materials Debt Service/Transfers to Special Aid and Capital/Leases Total Budget Proposal Amount $43,238,701 $22,609,964 $1,161,937 $11,518,878 $17,486,470 $2,480,745 $5,025,881 $103,522,576
Debt Service/Transfers 5% 2025-2026 Budget Proposal Supplies 2% BOCES 17% Salaries Salaries 42% Benefits Equipment Purchased Services BOCES Purchased Services 11% Supplies Debt Service/Transfers Equipment 1% Benefits 22%
MCSD Student K -12 Enrollment Trend by School: 2020-2025 1000 889 886 900 854 851 838 800 700 670 635 597 589 589 600 516 499 499 484 480 477 500 472 469 467 451 400 300 230 228 228 223 221 200 100 0 Chase Cooke Rutherford Kaiser High School 2020-21 Enrollment 2021-22 Enrollment 2022-23 Enrollment 2023-24 Enrollment 2024-25 Enrollment
What is included in the 2025-2026 budget proposal Vacant positions 1.0 FTE Special Education Teacher (elementary) 1.0 FTE Athletic Trainer 3.0 FTE Account Clerks (Business Office) 1.0 FTE Speech Teacher Retiree positions 5.0 FTE Elementary Teacher 1.0 FTE Secondary English 2.0 FTE Speech Teacher 1.0 FTE Special Education Teacher (middle school)
What is not included in the 2025-2026 budget proposal Vacant positions 1.0 FTE Science Teacher 1.0 FTE Security Attendant 3.0 FTE Cleaners 1.0 FTE Elementary Teacher Retiree positions 1.0 FTE Driver s Education Teacher 1.0 FTE Elementary Teachers 1.0 FTE Nurse Eliminated positions 1.0 FTE Administrator (TBD) 1.0 FTE Technology Staff 1.0 FTE Transportation Staff
What is not included in the 2025-2026 budget proposal Additional Cuts to: Substitute budget Transportation Shop Time No new stipends BOCES Services Equipment Supplies, Field Trips, Conferences, Mileage
Revenue Budget 2024-25 Approved 2025-26 Proposed Increase/ (Decrease) % Property Taxes $44,709,648 $45,872,100 $1,162,452 2.6% Other Tax items $1,793,011 $1,625,000 ($168,011) (9.4%) State Aid $49,947,852 $51,525,476 $1,577,624 3.2% Federal Aid $250,000 $300,000 $50,000 20.0% Charges for Services $200,000 $200,000 $0 0.0% Interest on Investments $300,000 $500,000 $200,000 66.7% Refund of prior year BOCES $2,300,000 $2,200,000 ($100,000) (4.4%) Miscellaneous $50,000 $50,000 $0 0.00% Appropriated Fund Balance $726,915 $1,250,000 $523,085 72.0% Total $100,277,426 $103,522,576 $3,245,150 3.2%
BOCES Refund 2% Misc 0% Interest 1% Charges for services 0% Appropriated Fund Balance 1% Other tax items 2% Federal Aid 0% Property Taxes 44% State Aid 50% PROPOSED REVENUE BUDGET
Tax Levy and % change from prior year 47,000,000.00 2.60%, 46,000,000.00 45,000,000.00 2.60% 1.12% 44,000,000.00 0.00% 0.00% (2.60%) 43,000,000.00 42,000,000.00 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 2020-21
District Historical Information Budget and Tax Levy Year Budget % Tax levy % increase/ (decrease) over prior year Tax levy as a % of total revenue increase 2025-26 $103,522,576 3.24% $45,872,100 2.60% 44.31% 2024-25 $100,277,426 2.44% $44,709,648 2.60% 44.50% 2023-24 $97,886,695 3.62% $43,576,655 0.00% 44.52% 2022-23 $94,460,575 3.50% $43,576,655 0.00% 46.13% 2021-22 $91,266,606 0.81% $43,576,655 (2.06%) 47.75% 2020-21 $90,533,025 (0.76%) $44,493,025 1.12% 49.15% 2019-20 $91,227,073 1.56% $44,000,000 0.802% 48.23% 2018-19 $89,826,369 5.307% $43,650,000 0.740% 48.59% 2017-18 $85,299,550 1.379% $43,330,000 0.100% 50.80% 2016-17 $84,139,614 1.877% $43,287,000 1.650% 51.45% 2015-16 $82,589,275 0.708% $42,584,228 (5.088%) 51.56%
Fund Balance Projection BUDGET REVENUE / EXPENDITURE PROJECTIONS 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 % % % REVENUE Local $49,352,659 $50,447,100 2.22% $51,366,712 1.82% $53,372,307 3.90% $54,402,208 State 49,947,852 51,525,476 3.16% 51,769,197 0.47% 52,472,759 1.36% 52,948,836 Federal 250,000 300,000 20.00% 300,000 0.00% 300,000 0.00% 300,000 Transfers / Other 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL REVENUE 99,550,511 102,272,576 2.73% 103,435,909 1.14% 106,145,066 2.62% 107,651,044 EXPENDITURES Salary and Benefit Costs 64,973,605 65,848,665 1.35% 67,562,084 2.60% 69,251,136 2.50% 70,982,415 Other 35,303,821 37,673,911 6.71% 36,403,035 -3.37% 36,976,722 1.58% 37,565,375 TOTAL EXPENDITURES 100,277,426 103,522,576 3.24% 103,965,119 0.43% 106,227,858 2.18% 108,547,790 SURPLUS / DEFICIT (726,915) (1,250,000) (529,210) (82,792) (896,746) BEGINNING FUND BALANCE 8,936,155 8,209,240 6,959,240 6,430,030 6,347,238 PROJECTED YEAR END BALANCE $8,209,240 $6,959,240 $6,430,030 $6,347,238 $5,450,492 FUND BALANCE AS % OF EXPENDITURES 8.19% 6.72% 6.18% 5.98% 5.02%