The 2024-25 New York State Executive Budget proposes funding cuts for ALL school districts in New York State.

The budget proposes $419 million in underfunding
More than half of cuts will be taken from districts classified as High Needs Districts
Many of the harshest effects will be on needy districts and small, rural communities

Foundation Aid Data

Foundation Aid Cuts Data

See how much your district will be cut and view the entire data by school district and region.

HOW MUCH IS MY DISTRICT OWED?

School Funding Stories

Behind these numbers are the stories of schools, educators and communities that will be forced to cut programs and services when they can least afford to do so.

Activism

NYSUT and other public school advocates will be pushing our lawmakers to live up to the state's promise and fully fund our schools. We have received bipartisan support for funding schools, but we need your help.

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Latest Story

Cairo-Durham Central School District

Right at the northern edge of the Catskill Mountains, situated on top of a hill with gorgeous views, is Cairo-Durham Central Schools. A smaller, rural district of just over 1,000 students, the students who call themselves Mustangs take pride in their hard work, school campus and hands-on electives. But those could be at risk with proposed funding cuts in the executive budget.

Press & Media

Since the executive budget and changes to Foundation Aid have been introduced, the reaction has been swift, unified and vocal: fully fund our schools! We’ve gathered just a few of the stories from across the state of the pushback, and impact, these changes to Foundation Aid would have.

Press And Media Articles

Tell your school funding story

School districts all over New York State are affected by lack of funding. We need to hear how your district, your children are being impacted on a daily basis — and over the long term — by the state's continued inadequate education funding.

Tell us your story today.