Tupper Lake CSD

School Budget Vote Tuesday, May 19

The proposed 2026-2027 school budget includes an increase in spending of 6.07% from last year’s school budget, for a total budget of $23,316,136. This results in a 4.90% tax levy increase, which is above the tax levy cap. The proposed budget contains several large fixed costs including employee benefits and legacy costs, operational increases and an increase to our debt services as a result of the capital project.

The proposed budget includes a small reduction in instructional staff, employment shifts for internal movements, retirements and resignations as well as blending teaching assignments to find creative instructional solutions. Although we find ourselves in a significant budget shortfall, we were able to preserve maximum student participation in our BOCES Career and Technical Education programs, extra-curricular clubs and activities, athletics and our current level of student mental health supports. We are also including registration fees for our dual enrollment students – this is also “aidable”. To combat our budgetary deficit, we are using the structure of our restricted and unrestricted fund balance as well as creating an additional reserve for transportation. Our focus remains on providing a quality education to students while being fiscally responsible to taxpayers.

Review the 2026-2027 Budget Document

Upcoming Budget Information Meetings: