White Plains Schools Budgets Nearly $209 Million for 2016-17

The White Plains City School District has adopted a budget for 2016-2017 that includes an increase of 1.43% over the budget for 2015-16. The total budget is $2,950,000 for the school year.

The budget calls for a tax levy increase of 0.24 percent.

Enrollment is projected to be down for the 20016-17 year, dropping slightly from 7,099 to 7,053.

“Our goal this year, during a challenging economic environment, was to strike an appropriate balance between the concerns of taxpayers and to maintain a cohesive and effective instructional program,” said Dr. Paul R. Fried, superintendent of schools, in an open letter to the community.

You can read more about the budget here. The public vote on the budget will take place on May 17.