2024-25 Foundation Aid Cuts

The 2024-25 New York State Executive Budget would slash more than $400 million in promised public school aid, with harsh effects on needy districts and small, rural communities where school budgets lean heavily on Foundation Aid. More than half of the $419 million in cuts will be taken from districts classified as High Needs Districts.

Use the tool below to look up your district to see by how much the proposed state aid — compared to fully funded Foundation Aid — will affect school districts throughout the state.

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Underfunding by region and average dollar amount per district:

Capital District:

$30,588,181 total (2.3% overall cut)

avg. of $392,156 per district (avg. 7.4% cut)
Central NY:

$23,858,909 total (1.4% overall cut)

avg. of $309,856 per district (avg. 3.5% cut)
Mid-Hudson:

$31,208,341 total (4.2% overall cut)

avg. of $761,179 per district (avg. 9.6% cut)
Nassau:

$24,598,718 total (1.7% overall cut)

avg. of $439,263 per district (avg. 3.8% cut)
North Country:

$17,773,333 total (2.4% overall cut)

avg. of $291,366 per district(avg. 7.8% cut)
Rochester:

$22,062,622 total (1.3% overall cut)

avg. of $373,943 per district (avg. 3.0% cut)
Southern Tier:

$25,045,658 total (2.4% overall cut)

avg. of $333,942 per district (avg. 5.8% cut)
Suffolk:

$51,552,081 total (2.3% overall cut)

avg. of $793,109 per district (avg. 12.8% cut)
Tarrytown:

$35,931,793 total (1.8% overall cut)

avg. of $506,082 per district (avg. 6.2% cut)
Western NY:

$25,229,967 total (1.1% overall cut)

avg. of $283,483 per district (avg. 2.2% cut)