The Business Office at Herkimer CSD is responsible for oversight and management of district finances that are needed to support the educational mission.
2025-26 Budget
Herkimer Central School District residents voted 223-61 on May 20, 2025, to approve the district’s $35,250,696 budget for the 2025-26 school year.
“Our school community once again turned out to show its support for the district with this budget vote, and we truly appreciate that,” Herkimer Superintendent Kathleen Carney said. “The budget maintains programs and staff while staying under the calculated tax levy limit. As always, the budget was developed with the best interests of both the students and the taxpayers in mind.”
To read more about the budget vote, click here.
View the 2025-26 budget newsletter.
For more on previous, current and proposed budgets, visit the Budget Information page.
2025-26 budget at a glance:
-Maintains student programs and services.
-Is a 3.88% increase from the 2024-25 budget.
-Carries a 1.75% tax levy increase, which is under the calculated levy limit. The district has been under the levy limit for 14 of the 15 years since its inception.
Highlights included in the proposed 2025-26 budget:
Safety:
- Continue security camera upgrades and enhancements
Programs:
- Maintain all existing staff and programs
- Preserve smaller class sizes
- Sustain enrichment opportunities, social emotional supports and academic programming
- Contract for additional part-time occupational therapy
Support services:
- Proceed with final year of five-year transportation contract
- Purchase truck and plow for grounds maintenance
Technology:
- Fully fund phase two of a five-year replacement plan for classroom technology
Instructional staffing:
- Add two full-time special education teachers at the Elementary School
- Add one full-time academic support teacher at the Middle School
- Add one full-time special education teacher at the Middle-High School
Other:
- Hire full-time account clerk in district office
- Continue replacement plan for aging classroom equipment
2025-26 proposed budget numbers:
Budget & Finance Links
Business Office
School Business Manager: Chad Hess
Phone: (315) 866-2230, ext. 1303
District Treasurer: Michele Gilbert
Phone: (315) 866-2230, ext. 1302
Understanding budgets
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