Budget & Finance

The school budget is the biggest investment the community collectively makes with its tax dollars. District leaders work to make the most effective use of resources to benefit students, to develop and manage the budget in a responsible and transparent manner, and to be accountable to taxpayers.

Each spring the Board of Education adopts a budget for the coming school year for a community vote. New York State has designated the third Tuesday in May as the date for school budget votes.

2026-27 School Budget Information

School Budget Vote: Tuesday, May 19 from noon to 9 p.m. in the main lobby of Ogdensburg Free Academy

The Ogdensburg City School District Board of Education adopted its proposed 2026-27 budget during its March 16 meeting. The spending plan maintains academic programs, supports long-term district sustainability, emphasizes fiscal responsibility and reduces costs.

Proposed 2026-27 Budget

Total Budget: $58,228,386.26

Tax Levy Increase: 3.99% or $433,404

Spending Increase: 3.81% or $2,135,407.26

Proposition

Purchase 13 student transportation vehicles at a cost not to exceed $2,521,504.

Board of Education Election

Election of two Board of Education members, each to serve a five-year term beginning July 1, 2026.

Ogdensburg City School District Board Approves 2026-27 Budget Development Calendar

School leaders and the board of education have begun the 2026-27 school budget process that will result in a budget proposal to go before voters on Tuesday, May 19. Below are important budget-related events.

Download the complete 2026-27 Budget Development Calendar

Calendar of Budget & Election Activities

• Mid-January: Announcement of Governor’s budget proposals
• Feb. 9: Elementary Schools, Special Education and Computer Assisted Technology budget presentations to the Board of Education. Secondary Principals, Athletic Director and Buildings & Grounds budget presentations to the Board of Education
• Feb. 23: Overall budget discussion at the Board of Education meeting
• Mar. 2: Final BOCES contract presentation to the Board of Education/Overall budget discussion
• Mar. 16: Board of Education adopts budget
• Apr. 3, 6-10: Spring Break, NO SCHOOL
• Apr. 15: Property Tax Report Card due to SED & newspaper within 24 hours after Board of Education adopts budget (no later than Tuesday, Mar. 17)
• Apr. 1-Apr. 5: Budget and election legal advertisement must appear for the first of four publications. The district clerk must publish notice of date, time and place of annual meeting and election four times during the seven weeks preceding the date of the annual meeting and election. Notice of date, time and place of public budget hearing must be included in the notice of annual meeting and election. Last publication must appear within seven days of budget hearing
• Apr. 29: Board of Education petitions due (20 days before election)
• May 5: Voter registration (2 weeks before vote)
• May 6: Public Budget Hearing (7-14 days before vote)
• May 4-13: Budget Notice/Newsletter mailed to residents
• May 13: Deadline for mailing Budget Notice/Newsletter (6 days before vote)
• May 19: Annual Budget Vote and School Board Election
• May 20: Board of Education regular meeting and Canvass of the Vote
• Copies of budget documents must be available by May 6, 2026

(Copies of the budget must be available 14 days immediately preceding the date of the annual meeting and election)

Budget Development Process

Under New York law, the school budget vote and election occurs on the third Tuesday in May, unless a district files a request with the commissioner of education to move the date to the second Tuesday in May based upon a conflict with a religious observance. School district Boards of Education work to develop a budget throughout the school year.

View a glossary of budget terms.

View the 2025 Annual Budget Vote & School Board Election timeline as determined by the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA).