Budget and Taxes

Voters to Consider 2025-26 Budget Proposal

Middleburgh Central School District residents will be asked to consider a $25,616,095 budget for the 2026–27 school year. This proposed budget increases spending by 2.06%, or $516,095, from the current year and includes a tax levy increase of 1.50%, or $158,486. The district has stayed below the maximum allowable tax levy for the past six years.

Since the tax levy increase is less than the district’s maximum allowable levy limit of 2.99%, the proposed budget needs a simple majority vote to be approved.

The vote will be held on Tuesday, May 19, from noon to 9 p.m. in the MCS Jr./Sr. High School Gym Lobby.

Budget Development for 2026-27

MCS encourages the community to participate and stay informed throughout the budget development process. A range of activities and workshops are scheduled Jan.-May 2026 during board of education meetings. Updates will be provided in this space as they become available.

Jan. 14, 2026, 6 p.m.: Budget Workshop #1
Feb. 11, 2026, 6 p.m.: Budget Workshop #2
March 11, 2026, 6 p.m.: Budget Workshop #3
April 15, 2026: Adopt tentative 2026-27 budget proposal and propositions for voter approval
April 20, 2026, 5 p.m.: Deadline for filing board of education petitions and propositions with the district clerk.
April 21, 2026: Drawing to determine order for listing board of education candidates on ballot (first sworn statements must be filed with district clerk and commissioner of education 30 days before vote date.)
April 24, 2026: Budget Workbook available at district offices and on the website
April 29, 2026: BOCES Budget Vote. Annual Budget Hearing Presentation posted to district website
May 6, 2026, 6 p.m.: Annual Budget Hearing
May 7, 2026: Budget newsletter mailed to eligible voters
May 19, 2026, noon to 9 p.m.: MCS Annual Budget Vote at Jr./Sr. Gymnasium lobby; Absentee ballots must be submitted to the district clerk by 5 p.m.
June 16, 2026: Revote date (only if budget proposition fails)

Find the full budget development calendar here.

2026-27 Budget Presentations

Budget Workshop #1
Budget Workshop #2
Budget Workshop #3
Fund Balance Presentation
Budget Workshop #4
Budget Workbook
Budget Workshop: Annual Budget Hearing

2025-26 School Budget

On May 20, 2025, Middleburgh Central School District residents approved a $25,100,000 budget for the 2025-26 school year. Residents also approved a proposition for the purchase of two 65-passenger diesel buses with luggage compartments and one 30-passenger wheelchair-accessible bus, not to exceed $484,000; a transfer, not to exceed $600,000, to the Repair Reserve Fund; and an $8.1 million capital project to pay for over a dozen facilities repairs and improvements.

Prior budget presentations can be found here.

If you need assistance accessing these budget documents, please call School Business Administrator Robyn Bhend (518) 827-3600 x3623.