Dutchess County Schools May See Boost In State Aid

DUTCHESS COUNTY -- Dutchess County school district officials may be getting some help with their own budgets if Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed $145 billion state budget moves forward with the promised 4.3 percent increase in state aid for schools, the Poughkeepsie Journal is reporting.

Amy Maciaszek

01/16/2016 4:00 a.m.

The 16 Dutchess County school districts would see an increase ranging from 2 percent to 5.5 percent from the state under this 2016-17 spending plan for the state. The state's fiscal year starts April 1, the Poughkeepsie Journal said.

Wappingers, the county's largest school district, would get a 3.6 percent increase in operating support aid under from the state if Cuomo's budget is approved. Total state aid for schools would grow to $24.2 billion, a $991 million increase, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.

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