Governor Coumo’s proposed 2013-2014 state budget calls for a 4.4% increase in state aid to school districts. However the proposed increase is not uniform for all districts. The Whitehall School District is presently slated to receive a 3.8% increase.
The state aid figures are not final until the state legislature adopts the budget. Until that happens, the amounts proposed by the Governor are tentative only.
State law limits local property tax increases to 2%, although that amount can go higher with 60% approval by the voters.
The Whitehall School District has hemorrhaged enrollment over the past decade. The enrollment for years 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 is included in the school district’s report card. That information is not publically available as of this date.