The Catskill Central School District Board of Education adopted the proposed budget for the 2025-2026 school year at its April 22 meeting. The school budget totals $49,619,679 and carries a 2 percent tax levy increase, which is under the 3.98 percent limit set by the NYS property tax cap. Spending is up a total of $188,682, a 0.38 percent increase from the 2024-25 budget.

Budget highlights include no cuts to staffing or student programs, as well the addition of an English as a new language teacher and additional resources for pre-k to meet increased need. School officials sought efficiency measures and applied $2,896,603 in fund balance and $739,972 in reserves to offset year-to-year cost increases and reduce the tax levy increase to 2 percent.

You can learn more at a public hearing on the budget, scheduled for May 7, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. in the Catskill High School library.

Additional information is available on our Budget Information page, with more to be added in the next few weeks. More information will also be provided in our budget newsletter that we will mail to residents in May.

The annual School Budget Vote and Board Election is May 20, 2025 from 1:00–9:00 p.m. in the Catskill High School gymnasium.